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This is a list of U.S. states and territories ranked by their coastline length. 30 states have a coastline: 23 with a coastline on the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of Maine), and/or Pacific Ocean, and 8 with a Great Lakes shoreline. New York has coasts on both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
National seashores are located in ten states and national lakeshores are in two other states. Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan each have two. The largest national seashore or lakeshore is Gulf Islands, at over 137,000 acres (550 km 2); the smallest is Fire Island, at 19,579 acres (79.23 km 2).
The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.
Hawaii's beaches are disappearing, with about 13 of the state's 750 miles of coastline gone, according to the 2022 Annual Report by the Climate Resilience Collaborative, which is funded by the ...
In Arizona, cities are now planning around a coming cut of 21% of the state’s original water allocation. ... No. 6 Ohio State routs top-ranked Oregon 41-21 in the Rose Bowl, advances to CFP semi
The coastline paradox states that a coastline does not have a well-defined length. Measurements of the length of a coastline behave like a fractal, being different at different scale intervals (distance between points on the coastline at which measurements are taken). The smaller the scale interval (meaning the more detailed the measurement ...
Where to Retire: All 50 States, Ranked. Jason Pasos. June 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM. ... It also sits on the Great Lakes, meaning there are plenty of opportunities to hit the water. Around 10.3 million ...
Most lakes in the state today were constructed, mostly through dam construction. [20] Conowingo Reservoir; Deep Creek Lake (largest lake in Maryland) Lake Habeeb (Rocky Gap Lake) Liberty Reservoir; Loch Raven Reservoir; Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake (at 50 acres, the largest natural freshwater lake in the state.) [21] [22] Prettyboy Reservoir