Information AboutPadre Island |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT PADRE ISLAND | |
| barrier islands of texas | |
| cameron county, texas | |
| kenedy county, texas | |
| kleberg county, texas | |
| nueces county, texas | |
| willacy county, texas | |
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Padre Island is the world's longest Barrier Island along the coast of South Texas . The island is some 130 miles (210 kilometers) long, stretching from the city of Corpus Christi in the north to the town of Port Isabel in the south. The island is oriented generally north-south, with the Gulf Of Mexico on the east, and Laguna Madre on the west. The island's northern end connects to Mustang Island by roadway. The southern end of the island is separated from Brazos Island by the Brazos Santiago Pass . The island as a whole is sparsely populated; that said, the towns of South Padre Island and Port Isabel are located at its southern end. The central part of the island is preserved in a natural wild state as Padre Island National Seashore . Since 1964, the island has been divided by the artificial Port Mansfield Channel , and as a result, "North Padre Island" and "South Padre Island" are often used to refer to the separate portions of the island. Padre Island is located in Cameron , Kenedy , Kleberg , Nueces , and Willacy counties. Padre Island is young in geological terms, having formed only in the last several thousand years. REFERENCES |
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