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East Coast of the United States

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A map of the East Coast of the United States. The states in striped red are also often 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.
Astronaut photograph of the East Coast at night

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, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Although it does not border the Atlantic coast, Vermont is frequently included because of its status as a New England state; all of the other New England states have coastlines.

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

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 also susceptible to hurricanes in the Atlantic hurricane season which runs from June 1 to November 30.

Significant bodies of water and regions along the East Coast include:

See also

References

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