High Island is an unincorporated area in Galveston County, Texas. It is in the extreme eastern part of the county on Bolivar Peninsula, less than one mile from Chambers county and less than two miles from Jefferson county. As of 1990, 500 people resided in High Island.

In 2007, Hurricane Humberto made landfall near High Island.

• High Island, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Houston Audubon - High Island Archived 2013-04-15 at Archive.today
• List of over 230 bird species seen at High Island^{[permanent dead link]}
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Island, Texas

29°34′01″N 94°23′37″W / 29.56694°N 94.39361°W / 29.56694; -94.39361

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