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{{legend|#f86860|States belonging to the East Coast region that are also considered part of the [[Southern United States|South]] (and more particularly, the [[Southeastern United States|Southeast]]), while the states in dark red are usually considered part of [[New England]] or the [[Mid-Atlantic states]] (collectively called the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]]). Note that the western part of [[Florida]] is considered the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]].}}]]
{{legend|#f86860|States belonging to the East Coast region that are also considered part of the [[Southern United States|South]] (and more particularly, the [[Southeastern United States|Southeast]]), while the states in dark red are usually considered part of [[New England]] or the [[Mid-Atlantic states]] (collectively called the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]]). Note that the western part of [[Florida]] is considered the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]].}}]]


The '''East Coast of the United States''', also known as the '''Eastern Seaboard''', refers to the easternmost coastal states in the [[United States]], which touch the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and stretch up to [[Canada]]. The term includes the [[U.S. state]]s of (from north to south): [[Maine]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Connecticut]], [[New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and [[Florida]]. Although they do not border the Atlantic Ocean itself, [[Pennsylvania]], which borders on the tidal southern reaches of the Delaware river; Connecticut, which borders [[Long Island Sound]], but is bounded to the east at sea by New York and Rhode Island; and [[Vermont]], claimed before statehood by New Hampshire and in 1764 declared by [[King George III]] a part of New York state,<ref>''The Council of Revision of the State of New York'', Alfred Billings Street, [http://books.google.com/books?id=ziOjsBEM5psC&dq=vermont+royal+decree+1764&source=gbs_navlinks_s p 102]</ref> are normally included in this grouping.<ref>A History of Pennsylvania, Philip S. Klein, Ari Hoogenboom, p 17, http://books.google.com/books?id=AB24rFZOmzcC&dq=pennsylvania+eastern+seaboard&source=gbs_navlinks_s</ref>
The '''East Coast of the United States''', also known as the '''Eastern Seaboard''', refers to the easternmost coastal states in the [[United States]], which touch the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and stretch up to [[Canada]]. The term includes the [[U.S. state]]s of (from north to south): [[Maine]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Connecticut]], [[New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and [[Florida]].


The population of the East Coast states, extending from Maine to Florida, was 112,642,503 as of the 2010 Census (36% of the country's total population).<ref>http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php</ref> The seaboard is susceptible to hurricanes in the [[Atlantic hurricane season]], which runs from June 1 to November 30.
The population of the East Coast states, extending from Maine to Florida, was 112,642,503 as of the 2010 Census (36% of the country's total population).<ref>http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php</ref> The seaboard is susceptible to hurricanes in the [[Atlantic hurricane season]], which runs from June 1 to November 30.

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"Eastern Seaboard" redirects here. For region in Thailand, see Eastern Seaboard of Thailand.
A map of the East Coast of the United States.
  States belonging to the East Coast region
  States belonging to the East Coast region that are also considered part of the South (and more particularly, the Southeast), while the states in dark red are usually considered part of New England or the Mid-Atlantic states (collectively called the Northeast). Note that the western part of Florida is considered the Gulf Coast.

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S. states of (from north to south): Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

The population of the East Coast states, extending from Maine to Florida, was 112,642,503 as of the 2010 Census (36% of the country's total population).[1] The seaboard is susceptible to hurricanes in the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.

The primary roadways linking the entire coast are U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 95. Much of the coast is also connected via the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Major cities

See also: Northeast megalopolis
Astronaut photograph of the East Coast at night. Clockwise from bottom: Hampton Roads, Richmond-Petersburg, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, and New York City.
A map showing the limits of western expansion of the Thirteen Colonies according to the Proclamation of 1763

Major metropolitan areas on the East Coast include (from north to south):

Physical geography

Significant bodies of water and regions along the East Coast include (from south to north):

See also

References

  1. ^ http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
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