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 San Bernardo” and “Bay of Matagorda

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
  • Chinese: 马塔哥达湾
  • Chinese: 马塔戈达湾
  • Dutch: Matagordabaai
  • Esperanto: Golfeto Matagorda
  • Finnish: Matagordanlahti
  • French: baie de Matagorda
  • French: Baie de Matagorda
  • German: Matagorda Bay
  • German: Matagorda Bucht
  • Hebrew: מפרץ מאטאגורדה
  • Italian: Baia di Matagorda
  • Japanese: マタゴルダ湾
  • Portuguese: Baía de Matagorda
  • Russian: Матагорда (залив)
  • Russian: Матагорда
  • Spanish: Bahia de Matagorda
  • Spanish: Bahía de Matagorda
  • Venetian: Baja de Matagorda

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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