Texas Gulf Coast

Texas Gulf Coast
Beaches of Texas
Region
Ocean Drive at Matagorda Bay
Corpus Christi Bay
Plants in bloom at Galveston Garden Club historic site
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Galveston Bay
Queen Isabella Causeway route to South Padre Island
Lower Rio Grande & Port Isabel, Texas
Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry
Sand dunes at Padre Island National Seashore
Sunset at South Padre Island
The Elissa at Galveston Island
Texas Pictorials of Gulf of Mexico Coast
Texas Coast is located in Texas
Texas Coast
Texas Coast
Texas Marginal Seacoast
Coordinates: 28°23′05″N 96°23′02″W / 28.38477°N 96.38387°W / 28.38477; -96.38387 (Texas Coastline)
Offshore water bodiesGulf of Mexico
Area
 • Total2,149,760 acres (869,980 ha)
Dimensions
 • Length
  • CRS ~ 367 miles (591 km)
  • NOAA ~ 3,359 miles (5,406 km)
WebsiteTexas Gulf Coast

Texas Gulf Coast is an intertidal zone which borders the coastal region of South Texas, Southeast Texas, and the Texas Coastal Bend. The Texas coastal geography boundaries the Gulf of Mexico encompassing a geographical distance relative bearing at 367 miles (591 km) of coastline according to CRS[1] and 3,359 miles (5,406 km) of shoreline according to NOAA.[2]

  1. ^ "U.S. International Borders: Brief Facts", Congressional Research Service, November 9, 2006
  2. ^ "Shoreline Mileage of the United States" (PDF). NOAA Office for Coastal Management. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.