28°35′06″N 96°01′06″W / 28.58500°N 96.01833°W / 28.58500; -96.01833
The Matagorda Peninsula (/ˈmætəˈɡɔːrdə/ ⓘ[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 rangeofseawater bearing north-south of the barrier island.[3]
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