Bolivar Peninsula, S Texas, NE of Galveston, extends to SW bet. Galveston and East bays (NW) and the Gulf (SE); c.23 mi/37 km long. Port Bolivar, on Galveston Bay entrance (ferry to Galveston), is at tip; High Isl. oil field is near base; resort beaches along Gulf shore. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway follows land cut extending full length of peninsula on inland side.
