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Follet's Island

Follet's Island
Map of Follet's Island and Christmas Bay
Follet's Island and Christmas Bay
Follet's Island is located in Texas
Follet's Island
Follet's Island
Geography
LocationGulf of Mexico
Coordinates29°2′33″N 95°10′11″W / 29.04250°N 95.16972°W / 29.04250; -95.16972
Length13 mi (21 km)
Highest elevation3.5 ft (1.07 m)
Administration
United States
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria County
Largest settlementSurfside Beach, Texas

Follet's Island is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in Brazoria County, Texas, immediately southwest of Galveston Island. Follet's Island separates the Christmas Bay system from the Gulf of Mexico, making it one of a chain of barrier islands running along most of the Texas coast.[1] The island is roughly 13 miles (21 km) long and has a maximum elevation of about 3.5 feet (1.1 m) above mean sea level. Many historians believe that Cabeza de Vaca and his companions from the Narváez expedition landed at what is now Follet's Island.[2] The southwestern tip of the island is occupied by the city of Surfside Beach, Texas.

References

  1. ^ "Follet's Island". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Andrés., Reséndez (2007). A land so strange : the epic journey of Cabeza de Vaca : the extraordinary tale of a shipwrecked Spaniard who walked across America in the sixteenth century. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-06841-8. OCLC 171151948.


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