North Carolina is home to over 5, km of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The state is well-known for its barrier island beaches where visitors can watch both the sunrise as well as the sunset. With a host of state parks, eateries, and golf courses, beachgoers return to North Carolina year after year. With 5, km of coastline along the Gulf of Mexico and year-round mild temperatures, it is no wonder that Texas is a popular beach destination. Well-known for Spring Breakers, the island does have quieter spots for those seeking a relaxing getaway.
Galveston Island may not be known for its pristine beaches but offer a selection of local attractions sure to please travelers to the area. Take a relaxing walk through Moody Gardens or visit Galveston Seawall, the largest contiguous sidewalk in the world.
Jupiter and Hobe Sound, Florida, along the Atlantic Ocean coast, lined by the beach and dotted by luxury homes golf courses. Indiana has the smallest coastline, at a mere 45 mi 72 km among the 30 states that have a coastline. Rank US State Coastline Length 1 Alaska 33, mi 54, km 2 Florida 8, mi 13, km 3 Louisiana 7, mi 12, km 4 Maine 3, mi 5, km 5 California 3, mi 5, km 6 North Carolina 3, mi 5, km 7 Texas 3, mi 5, km 8 Virginia 3, mi 5, km 9 Michigan 3, mi 5, km 10 Maryland 3, mi 5, km 11 Washington 3, mi 4, km 12 South Carolina 2, mi 4, km 13 New York 2, mi 4, km 14 Georgia 2, mi 3, km 15 New Jersey 1, mi 2, km 16 Massachusetts 1, mi 2, km 17 Oregon 1, mi 2, km 18 Hawaii 1, mi 1, km 19 Wisconsin mi 1, km 20 Connecticut mi km 21 Alabama mi km 22 Rhode Island mi km 23 Delaware mi km 24 Mississippi mi km 25 Ohio mi km 26 Minnesota mi km 27 Pennsylvania mi km 28 New Hampshire mi km 29 Illinois 63 mi km 30 Indiana 45 mi 72 km.
Lisa Medeiros September 8 in World Geography. Coastal cities are typically popular tourist destinations, ports of entry, and shipping ports. Coastal cities are home to a significant portion of the population. While coastal city residents enjoy views of the water and access to beach and water activities, they are at a higher risk of flooding, strong winds, and hurricanes particularly in the Southeast.
Some well-known coastal cities in the U. The scale various groups use is different, though. Where some might take a measurement every mile, others may take one every ten feet. The smaller the scale, the longer the distance.
If we want to get really technical about it, the only mathematically satisfactory answer to the coastline paradox, as it's called, is that every single coastline is infinite.
Think about it: Every boulder protruding into the sea makes the coastline a little bit longer. And every bump on that boulder represents its own little contribution. The grains of sand sitting on those bumps add to the measurement — go small enough and the molecules themselves become their own uneven coastline. Add up all these numbers and you're approaching the infinite. It's a heady problem, but if you're feeling overwhelmed, don't worry, you're in good company.
The question vexed even one of the foremost mathematical minds of the 20th century, and even served as partial inspiration for a mathematical concept that's been applied everywhere from architecture to chaos theory.
It's called a fractal, and if you've been thinking about coastlines, it probably looks pretty familiar. The term was coined by mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot, and though he didn't necessarily invent the concept, he certainly did more than anyone to champion it. A fractal is a shape that contains the same pattern at every scale, no matter how large or small. The Mandelbrot set is one of the most famous examples of this — an alien continent fringed with spiky radiations that looks exactly the same no matter how far you zoom.
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