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Which U.S. State Has the Most Miles of Coastline?

May 27, 2020 by Karen Hill

Alaska has the most coastline, but Michigan, not Florida or California, as you might think, comes in second, because of its 3,288 mile (5,290-km) shoreline along the Great Lakes.

More than half of the people in the United States live within 50 miles (80 km) of a coastline.

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, and remains the least densely populated state of the U.S. as of 2009.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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