Astronaut Koichi Wakata captured from ISS South Padre Island, Texas, U.S.
South Padre Island is a 2,000 population resort town in Cameron County, Texas. The town is located on South Padre Island, a barrier island with the Laguna Madre situated to the leeward of the island and the Gulf of Mexico on the windward flank, along the Texas Gulf Coast. South Padre Island is accessible via the Queen Isabella Causeway from the town of Port Isabel. South Padre Island is named after José Nicolás Ballí (Padre Ballí), a Catholic priest and settler.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Koichi Wakata’s Tweet
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