- Sabine Pass
Sabine Pass is the natural outlet of
Sabine Lake into theGulf of Mexico . It bordersJefferson County, Texas , andCameron Parish, Louisiana .cite web
title=United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic Coast. Part VIII. Gulf of Mexico, from Key West to the Rio Grande
author=U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, John Ross, Harry L. Ford, John Jacob Gilbert
date=1908 (digitized June 2007)
publisher=USGovernment Printing Office
accessdate=2008-09-16
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-mYDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=%22Sabine+Pass%22+gulf+outlet&source=web&ots=3arRTso-CQ&sig=RuWz2Uh_oJXOiT_1Jdu60xrg0HE&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result]Two major battles occurred here during the
American Civil War , known as the First and Second Battles of Sabine Pass.Hurricane Rita came ashore here onSeptember 24 ,2005 . In September 2008,Hurricane Ike struck Galveston, but managed to generate the highest surge ever recorded at Sabine Pass. [http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=PSHLCH]Sabine Pass is a site for an
LNG receiving terminal because it is located along one of a few deepwater ports along theGulf Coast suitable for importing LNG. The region also has an existing pipeline infrastructure with access to South EastTexas and U.S. markets. [ [http://www.goldenpasslng.com/ Golden Pass LNG] ]The former city of
Sabine Pass, Texas is now a neighborhood of Port Arthur.ee also
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