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  2. Baffin Bay (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    Although some tube worm species still inhabit the bay area and the reefs, they bring no significant contribution to the reef structure. [12] Most reefs are circular or ellipsoid structures between 8 and 40 meters (26 to 131 ft) in diameter and 0.5 to 2 meters (1.5–6.6 ft) in height above the sediment.

  3. Goose Creek Oil Field - Wikipedia

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    Goose Creek Field, c. 1919. The Goose Creek Oil Field is a large oil field in Baytown, Texas, on Galveston Bay.Discovered in 1903, and reaching maximum production in 1918 after a series of spectacular gushers, it was one of the fields that contributed to the Texas Oil Boom of the early 20th century.

  4. Estuaries of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Mission–Aransas Estuary is the fifth largest of the Texas estuaries, with a surface area of 111,780 acres (45,240 ha) including Aransas Bay and its extensions in Redfish Bay to the southwest, Copano Bay to the northwest, and Saint Charles Bay to the north. The natural portions have an average depth of around 5.5 feet (1.7 m).

  5. Permian Basin (North America) - Wikipedia

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    The Permian Basin covers more than 86,000 square miles (220,000 km 2), [1] and extends across an area approximately 250 miles (400 km) wide and 300 miles (480 km) long. [2] The Texas cities of Midland, Odessa and San Angelo serve as headquarters for some of the oil production activities in the basin.

  6. Soda lake - Wikipedia

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    Lake Shala, in the East African Rift Valley. A soda lake or alkaline lake is a lake on the strongly alkaline side of neutrality, typically with a pH value between 9 and 12. They are characterized by high concentrations of carbonate salts, typically sodium carbonate (and related salt complexes), giving rise to their alkalinity.

  7. Clear Lake (region) - Wikipedia

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    Other major area parks include Harris County Clear Lake and Bay Area parks, Clear Creek Nature Park (League City) and Challenger 7 Memorial Park (Webster). Space Center Houston is the tourist arm of the Johnson Space Center and one of the most visited tourist attractions in Texas. [ 43 ]

  8. The Best (and Worst) Places to Live on Minimum Wage in America

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    Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is a beautiful place to live — but you’ll be paying a hefty price for that scenery. You would need 3.85 consumers earning minimum wage to easily afford a one ...

  9. Edwards Aquifer - Wikipedia

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    Located in South Central Texas, the Edwards Aquifer encompasses an area of approximately 4,350 square miles (11,300 km 2) that extends into parts of 11 counties. [3] The aquifer's boundaries begin at the groundwater divide in Kinney County, East of Brackettville, and extend Eastward through the San Antonio area and then Northeast where the aquifer boundary ends at the Leon River in Bell County ...