# Texas barrier islands

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American islands in the Gulf of Mexico

Texas barrier islands Map of the barrier islands along the Gulf Coast of Texas Geography Location Gulf of Mexico Coordinates 28°N 97°W / 28°N 97°W / 28; -97 Total islands 7 Major islands Galveston Island, Follet's Island, Matagorda Island, San José Island, Mustang Island, Padre Island, Brazos Island Administration United States State Texas

The **Texas barrier islands** are a chain of [barrier islands](/source/Barrier_island) in the [Gulf of Mexico](/source/Gulf_of_Mexico) along the [Texas Gulf Coast](/source/Texas_Gulf_Coast). The islands enclose a series of [estuaries along the Texas coast](/source/Estuaries_of_Texas) and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing and [dolphin watching](/source/Dolphin_watching). The seven barrier islands, listed from northeast to southwest, are [Galveston Island](/source/Galveston_Island), [Follet's Island](/source/Follet's_Island), [Matagorda Island](/source/Matagorda_Island), [San José Island](/source/San_Jos%C3%A9_Island_(Texas)), [Mustang Island](/source/Mustang_Island), [Padre Island](/source/Padre_Island), and [Brazos Island](/source/Brazos_Island).[1]

Padre Island is the world's largest barrier island, with a length of 113 miles (182 km).[1] Since 1962 Padre Island has been divided in two by the [dredging](/source/Dredging) of the [Port Mansfield Channel](/source/Port_Mansfield_Channel) roughly 30 miles (48 km) north of the south end of the island, which separated it into portions referred to as [South Padre Island](/source/South_Padre_Island) and [North Padre Island](/source/North_Padre_Island).[2]

## List of islands

Latitude Name Length Estuary Map 29°13' N Galveston Island 27 miles (43 km) Trinity–San Jacinto Estuary (Galveston Bay) 29°2' N Follet's Island 13 miles (21 km) Christmas Bay Estuary 28°14' N Matagorda Island 38 miles (61 km) Guadalupe Estuary (San Antonio Bay) 27°59' N San José Island 21 miles (34 km) Mission–Aransas Estuary (Aransas Bay) 27°44' N Mustang Island 18 miles (29 km) Nueces Estuary (Corpus Christi Bay) 26°50' N Padre Island 113 miles (182 km) Laguna Madre Estuary 26°2' N Brazos Island 4.0 miles (6.4 km) Laguna Madre Estuary

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gulf_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gulf_1-1) Weddle, Robert S. ["Gulf of Mexico"](https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rrg07). *[Handbook of Texas Online](/source/Handbook_of_Texas_Online)*. [Texas State Historical Association](/source/Texas_State_Historical_Association). Retrieved March 24, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Leatherwood, Art. ["Port Mansfield Channel"](https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rup02). *[Handbook of Texas Online](/source/Handbook_of_Texas_Online)*. [Texas State Historical Association](/source/Texas_State_Historical_Association). Retrieved March 24, 2020.

## External links

- Media related to [Barrier islands of Texas](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Barrier_islands_of_Texas) at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Barrier islands of Texas Galveston Island Follet's Island Matagorda Island San José Island Mustang Island Padre Island Brazos Island

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