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The Matagorda Peninsula (/ˈmætəˈɡɔːrdə/ (listen)[1]) is a narrow spit of land on the southeastern coast of Texas in the United States.[2]

The peninsula is in Matagorda County, Texas. The barrier island lies between Matagorda Bay, an estuary, and the Gulf of Mexico. The Texas Gulf Coast island has a water exchange of two to five tidal inlets suspending the tides in marginal sea. The Matagorda Ship Channel located on the peninsula produces a substantial tidal range of seawater bearing north-south of the barrier island.[3]

References

External links

• Kleiner, Diana J.; Leatherwood, Art. "Matagorda Peninsula". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association.

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