Matagorda
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Matagorda may refer to:
Geography
Military and Naval
Geography
- Matagorda BayMatagorda BayMatagorda Bay is a large estuary bay on the Texas coast, lying in Calhoun and Matagorda counties and located approximately northeast of Corpus Christi, southeast of San Antonio, southwest of Houston, and southeast of Austin. It is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Matagorda Peninsula and...
, on the coast of Texas - Matagorda County, Texas
- Matagorda Independent School DistrictMatagorda Independent School DistrictMatagorda Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Matagorda, Texas .The district has one school - Matagorda Elementary - that serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through six....
in Matagorda County, Texas - Matagorda IslandMatagorda IslandMatagorda Island, Spanish for "thick brush," is a 38 mile long barrier island on the Texas Gulf coast, about seven miles south of Port O'Connor, in the southernmost part of Calhoun County. The island is oriented generally northeast-southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south, and...
, a barrier island on the coast of Texas - Matagorda Island State Park, on Matagorda Island in Texas
- The Matagorda PeninsulaMatagorda PeninsulaThe Matagorda Peninsula is a narrow spit of land on the southeastern coast of Texas in the United States.The peninsula is in Matagorda County, Texas. It lies between Matagorda Bay, an estuary, and the Gulf of Mexico, and water is exchanged between the two through five main tidal...
in Texas
Military and Naval
- United States Air Force
- Matagorda Island Air Force Base, a base in Texas active during World War II and from 1949 to 1975
- United States Coast Guard
- USCGC MatagordaUSCGC MatagordaUSCGC Matagorda is a United States Coast Guard Island-class patrol boat.Matagorda was built by Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard at Lockport, Louisiana, and was commissioned on 24 April 1986....
, the name of more than one United States Coast Guard ship
- USCGC Matagorda
- United States Navy
- USS Matagorda (AVP-22)USS Matagorda (AVP-22)USS Matagorda was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1946.-Construction, commissioning, and shakedown:...
, a seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1946
- USS Matagorda (AVP-22)