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Padre Island

American  
[pah-dree] / ˈpɑ dri /
  1. the longest U.S. barrier island, in the Gulf of Mexico, off the S coast of Texas. 115 miles (185 km) long: national seashore.


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Currently closures around SpaceX launches are managed by Cameron County, which includes the nearby city of Brownsville and the resort town of South Padre Island.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

Tuesday when police pulled over a red GMC truck for speeding on the beach at South Padre Island.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2023

His soon-to-be home at the Gladys Porter Zoo near South Padre Island in Brownsville, Texas, has a long history of working with Andean bears.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

When I was about 10, my family encountered a tremendous thunderstorm while driving back to San Antonio from Padre Island, Tex.

From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2023

The barrier island of Tamaulipas geologically and ecologically resembles Padre Island, of the Gulf coast of lower Texas, north of the mouth and delta of the Rio Grande.

From Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico by Johnston, Richard F.

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