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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 on South Padre Island when a truck carrying the two men, two women and two small children was pulled over for speeding on the beach.

From Seattle Times Oct. 18, 2023

A severe thunderstorm that spawned a tornado hit Laguna Heights, near South Padre Island and surrounding communities, such as Port Isabel, around 4 a.m.

From New York Times May 13, 2023

As Starship lifted off, the crowds lining the coast on South Padre Island, a few miles from the launch site, broke into applause.

From Washington Post Apr. 20, 2023

From Dipodomys ordii compactus of Padre Island, Texas, D. o. parvabullatus differs in: Tail and hind foot shorter; skull smaller in all parts measured, especially so in breadth across maxillary processes of zygomatic arches.

From Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)

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