Pelican Island
Pelican Island is an island located in Galveston County, Texas. It is part of the city of Galveston and is linked to Galveston Island by the Pelican Island causeway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Galveston, Texas
- Also known as: “Pelican Spit”
Places of Interest
Highlights include USS Cavalla and USS Stewart.
USS Cavalla
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Cavalla, a Gato-class submarine, is a submarine of the United States Navy named for a salt water fish, best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku.
USS Stewart
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USS Stewart is an Edsall-class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart, who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
SS Selma
Disaster remains
SS Selma was an oil tanker built in 1919 by F.F. Ley and Company, Mobile, Alabama. President Woodrow Wilson approved the construction of 24 concrete vessels of which only 12 were actually completed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galveston and Port Bolivar.
Galveston
Galveston is a city on Galveston Island, off the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 45 minutes southeast of Houston. Galveston is a port of entry and a destination for almost all the cruise ships with ports of call in Texas.
Port Bolivar
Village
Port Bolivar is an unincorporated community located on the northern shore of the western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula, separated from Galveston Island by the entrance to Galveston Bay. Port Bolivar is situated 4 miles northeast of Pelican Island.
Pelican Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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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”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort Travis and Fort Crockett.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shell Pelican Island Heliport and Dresser Industries/Magcobar Heliport.
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