Padre Island National Seashore
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Location: | Texas , United States | |
Next city: | Corpus Christi | |
Surface: | 528 km² | |
Founding: | September 28, 1962 | |
Visitors: | 666,850 (2005) | |
Padre Iceland National Seashore is a US reserve the type of a National Seashore . It covers a long section of the northern part of Padre Island on the Gulf Coast in the US state of Texas .
The park consists of largely pristine coastline and the dune landscape of the narrow island ( spit ) behind it . It is particularly interesting for nature lovers in the period of bird migration , as many migratory birds rest there on their way across the Gulf of Mexico . The coastline is the longest undeveloped beach in the entire United States .
Web links
Commons : Padre Island National Seashore - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- National Park Service: Padre Island National Seashore (official site; English)