Matagorda Bay

Matagorda Bay is a large bay on the coast, lying in and counties and located approximately 80 miles northeast of , 143 miles east-southeast of San Antonio, 108 miles south-southwest of Houston, and 167 miles south-southeast of .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay on the Texas coast, United States
  • Also known as: “Bahia de Matagorda”, “Bahia de San Bernardo”, “Bay of Matagorda”, “Matagorda Bucht”, “马塔哥达湾”, and “马塔戈达湾”

Matagorda Bay

Latitude
28.56555° or 28° 33′ 56″ north
Longitude
-96.20997° or 96° 12′ 36″ west
Open location code
76W5HQ8R+62
Geo­Names ID
4709577
Wiki­data ID
Q1600098
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Matagorda Bay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Matagorda Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Matagorda Bay”
  • Chinese: “馬塔戈達灣”
  • Dutch: “Matagordabaai”
  • Esperanto: “Golfeto Matagorda”
  • Finnish: “Matagordanlahti”
  • French: “baie de Matagorda”
  • French: “Baie de Matagorda”
  • German: “Matagorda Bay”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ מאטאגורדה”
  • Italian: “Baia di Matagorda”
  • Japanese: “マタゴルダ湾”
  • Portuguese: “Baía de Matagorda”
  • Russian: “Матагорда (залив)”
  • Russian: “Матагорда”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Matagorda”
  • Venetian: “Baja de Matagorda”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Palacios and Camp Hulen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Palacios Point and Halfmoon Reef.

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Worth a closer look: Houston and Austin.

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