Pelican Island

Pelican Island is an island located in . It is part of the city of Galveston and is linked to by the Pelican Island causeway.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
  • …is also known as “Pelican Spit”
  • Description: island in Galveston, Texas

Places of Interest

Highlights include USS Cavalla and USS Stewart.

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, a Gato-class submarine, is a submarine…

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is an Edsall-class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named.

Disaster remains
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was a concrete-hulled oil tanker built…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galveston and Port Bolivar.

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is a city on Island, off the …

Village
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is an unincorporated community located… is situated 4 miles northeast of Pelican Island.

Pelican Island

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Latitude
29.33162° or 29° 19′ 54″ north
Longitude
-94.80214° or 94° 48′ 8″ west
Open location code
76X785JX+J4
Geo­Names ID
4718332
Wiki­data ID
Q7161397

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Pelican Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pelican Island”
  • Japanese: “ペリカン・アイランド”
  • Japanese: “ペリカン島”
  • Spanish: “Isla Pelican”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shell Pelican Island Heliport and Dresser Industries/Magcobar Heliport.

Texas: Highlights

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