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The Matagorda Ship Channel is a channel constructed between 1962 and 1966 that allows ocean-going vessels to travel between the Gulf of Mexico and Matagorda Bay.[1] The channel is part of the Port of Port Lavaca – Point Comfort, a major sea port in the U.S. state of Texas.[2]
See also
References
- ^ US Army Corps of Engineers, Matagorda Ship Channel, Texas: Jetty Stability Study
- ^ McAlister, Wayne H.; McAlister, Martha K. (1993). Matagorda Island: A Naturalist's Guide. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-292-75151-4.
External links
- NOAA Nautical Chart 11317
- NOAA Nautical Chart 11319
- "Matagorda Ship Channel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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