hhmmmm question for ya

[Warrl]

what state has the most shoreline? I will give it till Monday 12/6 before i post the answer if no one gets it.

[Bardolaf]

the illusutrious state of Alaska

[Ramsus]

Alaska with 31,383 miles of shoreline.

For comparison:

our Atlantic coast has 28,673 miles of shoreline.

our Pacific coast has 40,298.

Gulf Coast has 17,141.

The entire US has a shoreline of 88,633 miles.

[Kharmen]

State of confusion. :killroy:

[Warrl]

nope alaska is wrong. clue it does not mean just salt water.

[Fiver]

Oh lets see I would put my guess as Minn the land of a 1000 lakes?

[Warrl]

ding ding ding we have a winner! Fiver is right don't remember the exact numbers but it was counting only lakes of 10 acres or bigger.

[Wizowar]

Easy....Minnesota

[Warrl]

ok getting clarification I believe the question was read wrong to me.

[Ramsus]

hehe. I just saw this question on some site this week and the answer it gave was minnesota.

A followup was posted saying that Alaska was the correct answer. But, depending on how the person defines 'shoreline' or 'coastline' makes all the difference in the world.

Minnesota's lakes aren't included in most 'coastline' equations, but generally is accepted as the winner when the question refers directly to "beaches'. Obviously, Alaska has very little beach property ;)

Anyway, as soon as i read this question this morning, i knew the answer you wanted was Minn but having just read the article, I knew that was debatable. ;)

I tried looking for gov pages on shoreline, but they all use the term coastline.

[Warrl]

hehe same here and could find nothing for shoreline either.

[lilwatson]

with the most shoreline... I think it would have to be all the Hawaiian Islands, A) because they are entirely surrounded by them and B) I believe there are 7 islands, not positive b/c I've never been there or studied it. I do think it might be Hawaii, otherwise, Flordia.

[lilwatson]

blahh, late post.... sorry :P

[Warrl]

actually Minnesota has a shorline total equivilant to FL CA and Hawaii totaled.

[Bardolaf]

If you count the great lakes states, I woulda thought that Michigan would have more shorline, but mebe I'm wrong.

[Licasia]

From what I read, it is Minnesota. However, if Alaska ever charted out and measured all the lakes and inlets that it possesses, it would probably have the most shoreline. Once again, this is what I read.