Bolivar Peninsula

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Bolivar Peninsula is a narrow strip of land along the upper Texas Gulf Coast known for its beaches, coastal communities, and role as a barrier between the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bolivar Peninsula canonical 2
Bolivar Peninsula region 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier island system ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater Galveston Bay ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
connectsTo Galveston Island ⓘ
linked to: Galveston
connectsVia Texas State Highway 124 ⓘ
Texas State Highway 87 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecosystemType coastal barrier ecosystem ⓘ
hasActivity beach driving ⓘ
birding along the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail ⓘ
camping ⓘ
surf fishing ⓘ
hasFeature bayous ⓘ
dunes ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
hasLandUse recreational ⓘ
residential ⓘ
tourism-oriented businesses ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge vicinity ⓘ
hasSettlement Caplen, Texas ⓘ
Crystal Beach, Texas ⓘ
Gilchrist, Texas ⓘ
High Island, Texas ⓘ
Port Bolivar, Texas ⓘ
hasStructure Bolivar Point Lighthouse ⓘ
hasTransportation Bolivar Ferry ⓘ
knownFor beaches ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ
coastal tourism ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
locatedIn Galveston County, Texas ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
locatedOn upper Texas Gulf Coast ⓘ
namedAfter Simón Bolívar ⓘ
partOf Texas Gulf Coast ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Coast of Texas
role storm surge barrier for Galveston Bay ⓘ
separates Galveston Bay ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
state Texas ⓘ
subjectTo coastal erosion ⓘ
hurricanes ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
wasSeverelyAffectedBy Hurricane Ike ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galveston Bay → adjacentTo → Bolivar Peninsula ⓘ
Galveston County, Texas → contains → Bolivar Peninsula ⓘ
High Island, Texas → locatedOn → Bolivar Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Bolivar Peninsula