Aransas

Not to be confused with Arkansas.

A map showing Aransas Bay, Aransas Pass, and Port Aransas

The beach along Port Aransas, Texas

Aransas (/əˈrænzəs/ ə-RAN-zəs) is a placename for several neighboring places in coastal Southern Texas.

• Aransas County, Texas
• The Aransas River, which begins in Bee County, Texas, and flows into Copano Bay in Aransas County
• The Aransas Bay, fed by Copano Bay
• Aransas Pass, Texas, which borders the Aransas Bay
• Port Aransas, Texas
• The Aransas Pass, a navigable salt water channel connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Aransas Bay
• The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, north of Aransas River
• The ghost town of Aransas City