What states don't border the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 1

Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida all have at least some of their coastline along the Atlantic Ocean.

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Connecticut does not, technically have an Atlantic coast, as its entire seaboard is contained within Long Island Sound, so there is land between it and the Atlantic.

There are purists who say that neither New Hampshire nor Maine have Atlantic coasts, as both of them have their coasts within the Gulf of Maine. This, however is rather harder to maintain as there is no clear land barrier, or even demarcation line between the Gulf of Maine and the Atlantic.

Try putting "Gulf of Maine" into the Wikipedia search engine and you'll get up a map which makes the point clear.

Maryland does have an Atlantic coast.

The other interesting state is Pennsylvania, which is usually classified as a "mid-Atlantic" state, although you have to travel 50 miles up-river from Delaware Bay to get to Philadelphia. Philly was nonetheless a port with a trans-Atlantic trade, joining a roll-call of great ports which are not on the coast, such as London and Antwerp.
Some of the states that border the Atlantic Ocean are as follows: New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland, Florida, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. These states border the Gulf of Mexico which is also an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 2

• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Utah
• Vermont
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Answer 3

It is easier to name which states do border the Atlantic:

Maine

New Hampshire

Vermont

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New York

New Jersey

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Alabama*

Mississippi*

Louisiana*

Texas*

* = state borders the Gulf of Mexico, which is truly an outlet of the Atlantic Ocean.

If a state is not featured on this list, then they do not border the Atlantic.

Answer 4

There are only 14 states that border the Atlantic Ocean. They are Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The other 36 states do not touch the Atlantic.

Answer 5

(*Original question asked for the only state that was one of the thirteen colonies that did not border the Atlantic Ocean, which was Pennsylvania.)

Many more states do not border the Atlantic than do. The following states don't border the Atlantic Ocean:

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Michigan

Minnesota

Nebraska

Nevada

New Mexico

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Dakota

Tennessee

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

New Mexico is the only state with the prefix 'New' to not border the Atlantic Ocean.

Pennsylvania is the only state of the original thirteen colonies to not border the Atlantic Ocean.

Vermont is the only state in New England to not border the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 6

The states that do not have a border on the Atlantic Ocean are every state except: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

Answer 7

which state is not bordered by the atlanic ocean