Located a few miles offshore on the Texas Gulf Coast, Padre Island is the largest of the state"s string of barrier islands. At 113 miles in length, it is also the longest barrier island in the world. Barrier islands usually run parallel to the coast and, as the name suggests, serve as the mainland"s first line of defense against storms.
South Padre Island, Texas
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In the belly of Fat Bear Week
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It’s Siblings Day!
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
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Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
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Uredd Rest Area, Norway
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The Millennium at 20
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International Chameleon Day
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Did they forget to fly south?
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Portland celebrates its bounty
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Spring comes to the Diablo foothills
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A misty morning in Brazil
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World Penguin Day
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Presidents Day in America’s front yard
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Why do elephants hide in trees?
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Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
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Big Bend National Park turns 78
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A notorious advocate for women
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High above the reef
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Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Celebrating National Dentist Day
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Avatars of the Wolf Moon
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia
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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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A leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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World Jellyfish Day