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Michigan

multigraincracker

(35,691 posts) Sun Jul 7, 2024, 09:58 PM Jul 2024

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Michigan has 8,436 miles of coast line.

Second only to Alaska.

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Michigan has 8,436 miles of coast line. (Original Post) multigraincracker Jul 2024 OP

The Third Coast. LisaM Jul 2024 #1

And home to at least 7 peninsulas... MiHale Jul 2024 #2

Can't think of a better place to live. multigraincracker Jul 2024 #3

Hmm. Wikipedia says Florida is number 2, with the same 8,436 mile figure. sl8 Jul 2024 #4

They have 2 list and multigraincracker Jul 2024 #5

I see two lists, but Michigan is only on one. sl8 Jul 2024 #6

LisaM

(29,192 posts)

1. The Third Coast.

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2024, 10:48 PM

Jul 2024

I love when people call it that.....the Great Lakes are not really the Midwest, even though people persist in thinking so.

MiHale

(11,661 posts)

2. And home to at least 7 peninsulas...

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 08:09 AM

Jul 2024

Good morning!

multigraincracker

(35,691 posts)

3. Can't think of a better place to live.

Reply to MiHale (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 08:13 AM

Jul 2024

I always come back.

sl8

(16,442 posts)

4. Hmm. Wikipedia says Florida is number 2, with the same 8,436 mile figure.

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 08:17 AM

Jul 2024

They list Michigan as #9.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_coastline

"Shoreline Mileage Of the United States", NOAA, pdf:

https://coast.noaa.gov/data/docs/states/shorelines.pdf

multigraincracker

(35,691 posts)

5. They have 2 list and

Reply to sl8 (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 09:07 AM

Jul 2024

on one we are #9 and the other # 2. Depends on different variables.

sl8

(16,442 posts)

6. I see two lists, but Michigan is only on one.

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 09:37 AM

Jul 2024

One list is oceanfront only and does not include Michigan, the other includes lakes and does include Michigan. Wikipedia (NOAA) shows Michigan as number 9 on the second list.

On edit:

It looks like Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline:

https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/water-resources/coastal-management/michigans-resilient-coast#:

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