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Matagorda Island (/ ˌmætəˈɡɔːrdə / ⓘ [1]), Spanish for "thick bush," is a 38-mile (61 km) long barrier island on the Texas Gulf coast, located approximately seven miles (11 kilometers) south of Port O'Connor, in the southernmost part of Calhoun County. The traditional homeland of the Karankawa people, the island is oriented generally ...
Fronton Island lies between two channels of the Rio Grande immediately downstream of Fronton, Texas, across from Los Guerra in Miguel Alemán Municipality, Tamaulipas. [3][4] It is located about 12 miles (19 km) downstream of the Falcon Dam [1] and about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Roma, Texas. [5] It measures approximately 160 to 170 acres ...
48,726 (2010) Pop. density. 342.21/km 2 (886.32/sq mi) Galveston Island (/ ˈɡælvɪstən / GAL-vis-tən) is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States, about 50 miles (80.5 km) southeast of Houston. The entire island, with the exception of Jamaica Beach, is within the city limits of the City of Galveston in Galveston County.
The islands enclose a series of estuaries along the Texas coast and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing and dolphin watching. The seven barrier islands, listed from northeast to southwest, are Galveston Island, Follet's Island, Matagorda Island, San José Island, Mustang Island, Padre Island, and Brazos Island. [1 ...
Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km 2), and by total number of islands (17,504 islands). [4] It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India, China, and the United States).
Three of the islands are listed with ports in the World Port Index, [32] with World Port Number: 56325 JOHNSTON ATOLL: Johnston Atoll; 56328 MIDWAY ISLAND: Midway Atoll; 56330 WAKE ISLAND: Wake Island; not listed WEST LAGOON: Palmyra Atoll; Baker Island, Howland Island, and Jarvis Island each have small boat landing places.
t. e. A micronation is a political entity whose representatives claim that they belong to an independent nation or sovereign state, but which lacks legal recognition by any sovereign state. Micronations are classified separately from de facto states and quasi-states; they are also not considered to be autonomous or self-governing as they lack ...