Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31 km2), of which, 8.8 square miles (23 km2) of it is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) of it (27.01%) is water. Port Aransas is located at 27°49′39″N 97°4′20″W / 27.8275°N 97.07222°W / 27.8275; -97.07222 (27.827373, -97.072205).
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