Abstract
Laguna Madre Flats is a predominantly terrigenous, windtidal flat forming a land bridge between Padre Island and the mainland on the south Texas coastal plain (Fig. 8-1). The flats are approximately 20 km long and 10 km wide.
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Miller, J.A. (1975). Facies Characteristics of Laguna Madre Wind-Tidal Flats. In: Ginsburg, R.N. (eds) Tidal Deposits. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88494-8_8
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