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Michigan. Actually it's Alaska. Michigan is second.

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Q: What state of the US has the greatest percentage of shoreline?
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What state in the continental us has the most shoreline?

Michigan, according to the local Coast Guard folks.


What Continental us state has the longest coastline?

The longest coastline of a state in the US is Alaska but the longest continental coastline of a state in the US is Florida.


What US state has the second greatest number of earthquakes?

California has the 2nd most, Alaska has the most (many are in the Aleutian Islands).


How many coastlines does Canada have?

There are two types of coastline: saltwater coastlines on the shore of the ocean (or a gulf, bay, or other inlet) and lake coastlines (as along the great lakes, brackish estuaries, or other non-river waterfront). 30 US states have one type or both.23 US states have saltwater coasts (ocean, gulf, bay).There are 14 (or fifteen, with Pennsylvania) on the Atlantic, and 4 more on the Gulf of Mexico (along with Florida). There are 5 on the Pacific Coast, including Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska also has coastline on the Arctic Ocean. Pennsylvania is sometimes included as the 24th on the basis of its Delaware River estuary, a length of about 57 miles.8 states (including Pennsylvania and New York) have Great Lakes coastlines.SaltwaterHere are the figures for the US states that have saltwater (ocean) coasts:Alabama 53 miles (shoreline 607 miles)Alaska (total) 6640 miles (shoreline 33,904 miles)California 840 miles (shoreline 3,427 miles)Connecticut 96 miles (shoreline 618 miles)Delaware 28 miles (shoreline 381 miles)Florida (total) 1350 (shoreline 3,926 miles)Georgia 100 miles (shoreline 2,344 miles)Hawaii 750 miles (shoreline 1,052 miles)Louisiana 397 miles (shoreline 7,721 miles)Maine 228 miles (shoreline 3,478 miles)Maryland 31 miles (shoreline 3,190 miles)Massachusetts 192 miles (shoreline 1,519 miles)Mississippi 44 miles (shoreline 359 miles)New Hampshire 13 miles (shoreline 131 miles)New Jersey 130 miles (shoreline 1,792 miles)New York 127 miles (Atlantic shoreline 1,850 miles)North Carolina 301 miles (shoreline 3,375 miles)Oregon 296 miles (shoreline 1,410 miles)*Pennsylvania 57 miles (shoreline 57 miles - Delaware estuary)Rhode Island 40 miles (shoreline 384 miles)South Carolina 187 miles (shoreline 2,876 miles)Texas 367 miles (shoreline 3,359 miles)Virginia 112 miles (shoreline 3,315 miles)Washington 157 miles (shoreline 3,026 miles)FreshwaterHere are the figures for the states that have Great Lakes shorelines:(Pennsylvania and New York totals include their ocean coasts)Illinois (shoreline 63 miles)Indiana (shoreline 45 miles)Michigan (shoreline 3,224 miles)Minnesota (shoreline 189 miles)*New York (shoreline 2625 miles)Ohio (shoreline 312 miles)*Pennsylvania (shoreline 108 miles)Wisconsin (shoreline 820 miles)


Which US state has the greatest biodiversity?

Warmer states would have greater opportunities for biodiversity. California and Texas, based on their size and climate are the two states set up for the greatest biodiversity.

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What state of the US has the greatest percentage of its state boundary in shoreline?

Hawaii


What state has the most shoreline?

Alaska has the longest shoreline of any US state by far.


What is the shoreline length of each US state?

Michigan has 3288 miles of shoreline (Great Lake Shoreline), most of any state other than Alaska.


What us state has the smallest shoreline on an ocean?

Mississippi


What US state has 90000 miles of shoreline?

The state of Minnesota has more than 90,000 miles of shoreline. This is more than the states of Florida and California.


What states in the US have a shoreline?

Alaska is the state with the most shoreline because it includes many islands and the state itself is enormous. Behind that would probably fall California and Florida.


What Great Lake state has more shoreline than the entire U.S. Atlantic seaboard?

The great lake state that has more shoreline than the entire US Atlantic Seaboard is Michigan.


What has the greatest percentage of total waste in the US?

Paper


Which coastal US state has least amount of shoreline?

Off the top of my head, I would guess New Hampshire.


What us state is the greatest risk for a tsunami?

California.


What region of the US experienced the greatest decrease in population by percentage in 2000 to 2004?

the northeast


What US state has the second longest shoreline?

The Second longest shoreline is California The Second longest is Michigan. 1st is Alaska with over 6,000 miles, Michigan is 2nd with over 3,000 miles and California has around 1,000 miles.