the Texas Coastal Bend, or just the Coastal bend, is a geographic region in the US state of Texas. The name refers to the area being a curve along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The largest town in Coastal Bend is Corpus Christi. It includes the Nueces Estuaire (Corpus Christi Bay) and the Mission – Aransas Estuary (Aransas Bay), as well as under Laguna Madre. The coastline runs parallel to many of the Texas Barrier Islands, including North Padre Island, Mustang Island, and San José Island.
The Coastal Bend consists of 9 counties: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio Counties.
Nature
The Coastal Bend is a habitat for many types of vegetation[1] and wildlife. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most important centers for wildlife in the United States. Wildlife found in the area include the rare whooping crane, American alligators, nine-banded armadillos, West Indian manatees, and many other species of wildlife.
The Texas Coastal Bend is a demarcation area between the ranges of various vegetative species. For example, the California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) is found only west of the Texas Coastal Bend, or more specifically Fault Balcones.[2]
Estuaries
Two of Texas’ major estuary systems lie along the shoreline: the Nueces Estuary (Corpus Christi Bay) and the Mission – Aransas Estuary (Aransas Bay). The United States Environmental Protection Agency has designated these Texas Coastal Bend estuaries as an estuary system of national significance under the National Estuary Program.[3]
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Contact details: 28 ° 24′N 96° 24′O / 28,4 ° N 96,4 ° W
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