Pelican Island is a

semi-tropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of both hemispheres, they cover the middle latitudes from to approximately 35° north and ...

island in the Corpus Christi Bay, situated immediately south of the

Corpus Christi Ship Channel The Corpus Christi Ship Channel is a deep water navigable ship canal located in Corpus Christi, Texas. It is part of the Port of Corpus Christi, managed and controlled by the Corpus Christi Port Authority. The depth of the channel is . It is used ...

. It is one of the largest habitats of both brown pelicans and white pelicans in the

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 2 ...

. In the late 1980s, Pelican Island was the only location in all of Texas where nesting brown pelicans could be found.U.S. National Research Council (1991). ''Transportation Research Record: Geotechnical Engineering''. Page 3. .

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Landforms of Corpus Christi, Texas Islands of Texas Islands of Nueces County, Texas {{NuecesCountyTX-geo-stub