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Monday, January 1, 2001
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Coastlines - U.S. - Florida - Great Britain
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U.S. Coastline by States (Source: NOAA, U.S. Dept. of Commerce) Given in statute miles.
State Coastline Shoreline
Atlantic Coast 2,069 28,673
Connecticut 0 618
Delaware 28 381
Florida 580 3,331 Total Florida Coastline (Atlantic + Gulf) - 1,350 miles (World Book Encyclopedia)
Georgia 100 2,344
Maine 228 3,478
Maryland 31 3,190
Massachusetts 192 1,519
New Hampshire 13 131
New Jersey 130 1,792
New York 127 1,850
North Carolina 301 3,375
Pennsylvania 0 89
Rhode Island 40 384
South Carolina 187 2,876
Virginia 112 3,315
Gulf Coast 1 ,631 17,141
Alabama 53 607
Florida 770 5,095
Louisiana 397 7,721
Mississippi 44 359
Texas 367 3,359
Pacific Coast 7,623 40,298 Coastline - Great Britain - 2,521 (4,057 kilometers) (Whitaker's Almanac)
Alaska 5,580 31,383
California 840 3,427
Hawaii 750 1,052
Oregon 296 1,410
Washington 157 3,026
Arctic Coast, Alaska 1,060 2,521
United States 12,383 88,663
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