Brazos Island
{{short description|Island in the United States of America}}
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| name = Brazos Island
| image_name = Brazos island 0001.png
| image_alt = Map of Brazos Island and South Bay
| image_caption = Brazos Island and South Bay
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| location = Gulf of Mexico
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|01|50|N|97|09|27|W|type:landform_scale:50000|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago = Texas barrier islands
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| country = United States
| country_admin_divisions_title = State
| country_admin_divisions = Texas
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = County
| country_admin_divisions_1 = Cameron County
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Brazos Island, also known as Brazos Santiago Island, is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas in the United States, south of the town of South Padre Island. The island is located in Cameron County.
Brazos Santiago Pass partitions the barrier islands of Brazos Island and Padre Island in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
References
- {{Handbook of Texas|id=rrb10|name=Brazos Island}}
- {{Handbook of Texas|id=gkb10|name=Brazos Island State Scenic Park}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928135742/http://coastal.tamug.edu/am/A_Decade_of_Beneficia_Use%2C_Brazos_Island_Harbor%2C_Dredging/ "A Decade of Beneficial Use, Brazos Island Harbor, Dredging"] by T. Neil McLellan, P.E., Herbie Maurer, P.E., Bob Fudge, P.E., and Dan J. Heilman, P.E.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140421181121/http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tx005.htm A description of the Expedition from Brazos Santiago]
External links
- {{Gnis|1372707|Brazos Island}}
{{Texas barrier islands}}
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Category:Barrier islands of Texas