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Matagorda Ship Channel

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Coordinates: 28°25′48″N 96°19′55″W / 28.430°N 96.332°W / 28.430; -96.332 (Matagorda Ship Channel)
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Matagorda Ship Channel
Satellite image of Matagorda Ship Channel
Matagorda Ship Channel is located in Texas
Matagorda Ship Channel
Location of Matagorda Ship Channel
Matagorda Ship Channel (Map).
History
Construction began1962
Date completed1966
Geography
DirectionNorth
Start pointTexas Gulf Coast
End pointMatagorda Bay
Connects toLavaca Bay
GNIS feature ID1381067

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

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Aframax
Cargo Ship Capacity
List of Panamax ports
Panamax

References

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  1. ^ US Army Corps of Engineers, Matagorda Ship Channel, Texas: Jetty Stability Study
  2. ^ 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.
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