2006-09-14 05:34:26 · 26 answers · asked by aoliharris1 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Florida had the longest saltwater shoreline, and Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline (#3 thru #8 are very close...only 190 miles separates #3 Maine with #8 Michigan).
Top ten longest shorelines:
1 FLORIDA 8,426 miles (longest saltwater shoreline)
2 Louisiana 7,721
3 Maine 3,478
4 California 3,427
5 North Carolina 3,375
6 Texas 3,359
7 Virginia 3,315
8 MICHIGAN 3,288 (longest freshwater shoreline)
9 Maryland 3,190
10 Washington 3,026
Top ten coastlines:
1 FLORIDA 1,350 miles (longest saltwater coastline)
2 California 840
3 Louisiana 397
4 Texas 367
5 North Carolina 301
6 Oregon 296
7 Maine 228
8 Massachusetts 192
9 South Carolina 187
10 Washington 157
Definitions:
Shoreline is the perimeter of the land along the water's edge, measured to the closest exactness possible. Shoreline is, therefore, usually longer for a particular location than is its coastline.
Coastline follows the general line of the coast, but sometimes, in the case of small inlets or bays, the coastline is measured as running directly across the bay or inlet to rejoin the coastline on the opposite side. Coastline is not measured as precisely as is shoreline.
2006-09-14 17:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by AF 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-05 08:16:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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which of the 48 states has the most coastline?
2015-08-12 01:11:06 · answer #3 · answered by Harald 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by most you mean longest and by 48 states yuo mean the continental united states then the state would have to be florida with california coming in a close second. The staste with the smallest coastline is Rhode island.
2006-09-14 05:36:43 · answer #4 · answered by Sniper 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Okay, you do know there are 50... right? Just checking...
And yes, Alaska is indeed one of the "continental" United States. We are not "contiguous" with the "lower 48" states, but we are on the same North American continent. Only Hawaii is not part of the "continental" U.S.
I'm a little sensitive about this. I've actually had vendors refuse to ship merchandise to my address in Alaska because they "don't ship overseas". My wife had one cosmetics company tell her that they could only sell merchandise to citizens of the United States. And my personal favorite... a U.S. Customs agent in Seattle in 2001 would not allow us to re-enter the U.S. on our return from a visit to Victoria B.C. because we didn't have a passport and we were not U.S. citizens because we lived in Alaska. I'm not joking, a U.S. Customs agent! Unbelievable!
If your question was meant to ask which State has the most coastline the correct answer is Alaska with 6,640 miles of coastline. If you meant which contiguous State has the most coastline, I think that's Florida with 1,350 miles.
2006-09-14 05:36:57 · answer #5 · answered by AK 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm sorry, but the best answer just isn't true. He's claiming Maine has more coastline than Michigan. Seriously, look at a map. It's not even close. I looked on websites for Michigan and Florida and Michigan had more coast (3288 mi) and Florida has something like 2276 mi
2013-12-25 15:02:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
California
2006-09-14 05:36:14 · answer #7 · answered by MaryBeth 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Florida
2006-09-14 05:36:31 · answer #8 · answered by Wait a Minute 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Florida
2006-09-14 05:41:31 · answer #9 · answered by phoephus 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
California
2006-09-14 05:41:25 · answer #10 · answered by A 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋