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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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Galveston, Texas
  • Also known as: “Pelican Spit”

Places of Interest

Highlights include USS Cavalla and USS Stewart.

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, 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.

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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.

Disaster remains
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was a concrete-hulled oil tanker built as part of the World War I Emergency Fleet, one of only twelve concrete ships that were completed for it.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galveston and Port Bolivar.

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is a city on Island, off the , approximately 45 minutes southeast of . is a port of entry and a destination for almost all the cruise ships with ports of call in Texas.

Village
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is an unincorporated community located on the northern shore of the western tip of the , separated from by the entrance to . is situated 4 miles northeast of Pelican Island.

Pelican Island

Latitude
29.33162° or 29° 19′ 54″ north
Longitude
-94.80214° or 94° 48′ 8″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
76X785JX+J4
Geo­Names ID
4718332
Wiki­data ID
Q7161397
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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”

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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.

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