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* New York has both ocean and Great Lakes coastline. 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.
A number of states and provinces along the North American coast drain into the Gulf of Maine. Much of that region is depicted here. The watershed of the gulf encompasses an area of 69,000 square miles (180,000 km 2 ), including all of Maine, 70% of New Hampshire, 56% of New Brunswick, 41% of Massachusetts, and 36% of Nova Scotia.
Located in Maine and New Hampshire. 3,527 sq mi (9,130 km 2) HUC0104: 0105 Maine Coastal subregion: The coastal drainage and associated waters from the Maine-New Brunswick international boundary to Cape Small, Maine, including the St. Croix River Basin within the United States. Located in Maine. 11,558 sq mi (29,940 km 2) HUC0105: 0106 Saco ...
Features maritime spruce-fir and pine-oak forests, four gravel beaches, and trails. The island is known for its birdlife, including ospreys and bald eagles. Owned by Maine Coast Heritage Trust and is open to the public. [18] 15 acres (6.1 ha) 55-326: Clapboard (North) Falmouth: Cumberland: U: 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) 55-328: Clapboard Island Ledge ...
Portland Head Light, Maine, William Aiken Walker. Casco Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the coast of Maine in the United States.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's chart for Casco Bay marks the dividing line between the bay and the Gulf of Maine as running from Bald Head on Cape Small in Phippsburg west-southwest to Dyer Point in Cape Elizabeth.
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 ...
Gerda in 1969 was the latest storm system officially classified as a hurricane to impact the state of Maine. The moisture and wind envelopes from many post-tropical cyclones.
Maine has almost 230 miles (400 km) of ocean coastline (and 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of tidal coastline). [ 32 ] [ 33 ] West Quoddy Head in Lubec is the easternmost point of land in the 48 contiguous states.