The Bolivar Peninsula is a narrow strip of land on the Texas coast. Located in the easternmost section of Galveston County, the peninsula is less than three miles from Galveston Island, separated by the channel of Bolivar Roads. Galveston Bay is on one side of the Bolivar Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico is on the other side.Bolivar Chamber of Commerce: Bolivar Peninsula
Hurricane Ike
- Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for Bolivar Peninsula at 7 a.m.on September 12, 2008 as Hurricane Ike gathered strength and headed towards the area. Coast Guard Air Station Houston dispatched a HH-65C rescue helicopter to airlift residents from their homes and transported them to High Island.The Post Chronicle: 50 People Airlifted Ahead Of Hurricane Ike (September 12, 2008)
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Classified as a peninsula but it is actually a barrier IslandBolivar Chamber of Commerce: Bolivar Peninsula
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Is accessible by land from a bridgeBolivar Chamber of Commerce: Bolivar Peninsula
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Bolivar Roads is the entrance from the Gulf of Mexico to Galveston BayBolivar Chamber of Commerce: Bolivar Peninsula
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Free public ferries link the Bolivar Peninsula with Galveston IslandBolivar Chamber of Commerce: Bolivar Peninsula
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Runs along the Gulf of Mexico for 27 milesBolivar Chamber of Commerce: Bolivar Peninsula
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The widest point is 3.5 miles wide and is between Crystal Beach and Caplen it's 3.5 miles wideBolivar Chamber of Commerce: Bolivar Peninsula
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The narrowest point is 1/4 mile wide and is in the Rollover Pass areaBolivar Chamber of Commerce: Bolivar Peninsula
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Named after Simon Bolivar, a South American hero
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One of the oldest settled locations in Texas
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The Houston Audubon Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary on Bolivar Peninsula is a stopover spot for upwards of 140,000 migratory shorebirdsHouston Chronicle: A Bolivar Sanctuary (August 15, 2008)
