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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

Kenneth Chang, who has been reporting on SpaceX since 2009, watched this launch at South Padre Island, Texas.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 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

It’s just below South Padre Island, and about 20 miles from Brownsville.

From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2023

From Dipodomys ordii compactus True of Padre Island, D. o. largus differs in: Body longer; tail shorter; skull narrower across tympanic bullae and across maxillary processes of zygomatic arches; nasals shorter.

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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