Pelican Island (Galveston, Texas)
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Pelican Island is an island located in the city of Galveston in Galveston County, Texas. Bordered by the Intracoastal Waterway to the north and linked to Galveston Island by a causeway, the island is home to the Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) as well as Seawolf Park.
The island is directly north of the Galveston Harbor docks and provides protection for the harbor from the open Galveston Bay. The island also protects the ship channel leading to the wharf area.
In 1965 businessman George Mitchell bought a large parcel of land on the island and donated some of it for the permanent site of the Texas Maritime Academy (now Texas A&M University at Galveston).
The island is directly north of the Galveston Harbor docks and provides protection for the harbor from the open Galveston Bay. The island also protects the ship channel leading to the wharf area.
In 1965 businessman George Mitchell bought a large parcel of land on the island and donated some of it for the permanent site of the Texas Maritime Academy (now Texas A&M University at Galveston).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_Island_(Texas)
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Coordinates: 29°19'55"N 94°48'0"W
- Galveston, Texas 8.2 km
- Galveston Island 31 km
- Atkinson Island & Atkinson Island Wildlife Managment Area 43 km
- Follets Island 57 km
- San Jose Island 257 km
- Marsh Island Wildlife Refuge 270 km
- Raccourci Island 350 km
- Turnbull Island 350 km
- Spoil Islands 408 km
- Timbalier Island 414 km
- Galveston County 0.7 km
- Spit Mill Reservoir 1 km
- Galveston Ship Channel 1.2 km
- GTI Galveston 2.1 km
- Texas A&M University at Galveston 2.1 km
- Strand National Historic Landmark District 2.9 km
- Galveston Downtown Cultural Arts District 3.1 km
- Galveston Pier 35 - 41 3.3 km
- Bolivar Roads 5.8 km
- West Bay/Western Galveston Bay 21 km