national seashore
| Dictionary: national seashore |
n.
A seacoast recreational area that is protected and maintained by the federal government for public use.
| 5min Related Video: national seashore |
| Wikipedia: National seashore |
A National Seashore, in the United States, is a seashore area federally designated as being of natural and recreational significance as a preserved area.
There are 10 National Seashores with a total area of 479,054 acres (1,938.4 km²).[1]
List of National Seashores
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Canaveral National Seashore
- Cape Cod National Seashore
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Cumberland Island National Seashore
- Fire Island National Seashore
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Padre Island National Seashore
- Point Reyes National Seashore
References
- ^ Wright, John W. (ed.); Editors and reporters of The New York Times (2006). The New York Times Almanac (2007 ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books. p. 61. ISBN 0-14-303820-6.
See also
 |
This National Park Service related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Learn More
 | Travel: U.S. National Seashores, Lakeshores, and Recreation Areas |
| inholding |
| Cape Lookout (geographical area, North Carolina) |
 | When was the gulf islands national seashore discovered? Read answer... |
| Is there a seashore in ONTARIO? Read answer... |
| What animals and plants live at the seashore? Read answer... |
Help us answer these
 | What is the meaning of On the Seashore? |
| How do a seashore looks? |
| Is a tiny inlet or harbor on the seashore? |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "National seashore". Read more |
Related answers
- Where are seashores located?
- What is the synonyms of seashore?
- Does Switzerland have seashores?
- How is seashore form?
ADVERTISEMENT
Answer these
- What is the seashore without the seashore?
- When was canaveral national seashore made a national park?
- What is a seashore community?
Mentioned in
- Travel: U.S. National Seashores, Lakeshores, and Recreation Areas
- inholding
- Cape Lookout (geographical area, North Carolina)
- Novato (city, California)
- Great South Bay (body of water, New York)
- Pamlico Sound (body of water, North Carolina)
- Pensacola Bay (body of water, Florida)
- Victoria (city, Texas)
- Vanishing Dawn Chorus (Film)
- Fire Island (geographical area, New York)
- Cape Hatteras (geographical area, North Carolina)
- Point Reyes National Seashore (national site, California)
- Delmarva (geographical area, Maryland/Delaware)
- Outer Barrier (geographical area, New York)
