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Is South Padre Island in Texas really an island?

April 26, 2017Island Padre south Texas

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Is South Padre Island in Texas really an island?

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Until 1964, South Padre Island and Padre Island were one and the same. In that year, the Port Mansfield Gulf Channel was completed, permanently making one island two. The northern island fell under the auspices of the federal government and was declared Padre Island National Seashore.