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Carancahua Bay
Carancahua Bay is a northern extension of Matagorda Bay located in Jackson County, Texas, Jackson and Calhoun County, Texas, Calhoun counties in Texas, United States. It is oriented from the southeast to the northwest but meanders as it reaches the north to the confluence with Carancahua Creek watershed. Generally slender, Carancahua Bay is only about in width north of its circular mouth. This shallow bay serves as a nursery bay for shrimp and as an ecosystem for diverse species of birds and fish. Commercial Fish farms have been established on the east shore. The small communities of Port Alto, Texas, Port Alto, Cape Carancahua, Texas, Cape Carancahua POA Community, Boca Chica POA, Texas, Boca Chica POA Community, and Carancahua Community, Texas, Carancahua Community have been established on the western and eastern shores. Two other small communities, El Campo Beach Community, Texas, El Campo Beach Community and Schicke Point, Texas, Schicke Point Community, are located on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both List of U.S. states and territories by area, area (after Alaska) and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas and the List of United States cities by population, fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
