Matagorda Island
Matagorda Island, Spanish for "thick bush," is a 38-mile long barrier island on the Texas Gulf coast, located approximately seven miles south of Port O'Connor, in the southernmost part of Calhoun County.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code MGI
- …is also known as “Saluria Islands”
- Description: landform in United States of America
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Matagorda Island
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
28.22723° or 28° 13′ 38″ north
Longitude
-96.64026° or 96° 38′ 25″ west
UN/LOCODE
US MGI
Open location code
76W569G5+VV
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Matagorda Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Matagorda Island”
- Cebuano: “Matagorda Island”
- Chinese: “馬塔戈達島”
- Chinese: “马塔戈达岛”
- Dutch: “Matagorda Island”
- French: “île Matagorda”
- French: “Île Matagorda”
- Italian: “Isola di Matagorda”
- Italian: “Matagorda Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Matagorda”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dagger Point and Seadrift.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cedar Lake and Twin Lakes.
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