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Michigan has 8,436 miles of coast line. (Original Post) multigraincracker Jul 2024 OP
The Third Coast. LisaM Jul 2024 #1
And home to at least 7 peninsulas... MiHale Jul 2024 #2
Can't think of a better place to live. multigraincracker Jul 2024 #3
Hmm. Wikipedia says Florida is number 2, with the same 8,436 mile figure. sl8 Jul 2024 #4
They have 2 list and multigraincracker Jul 2024 #5
I see two lists, but Michigan is only on one. sl8 Jul 2024 #6

LisaM

(28,542 posts)
1. The Third Coast.
Sun Jul 7, 2024, 09:48 PM
Jul 2024

I love when people call it that.....the Great Lakes are not really the Midwest, even though people persist in thinking so.

sl8

(16,245 posts)
6. I see two lists, but Michigan is only on one.
Mon Jul 8, 2024, 08:37 AM
Jul 2024

One list is oceanfront only and does not include Michigan, the other includes lakes and does include Michigan. Wikipedia (NOAA) shows Michigan as number 9 on the second list.

On edit:

It looks like Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline:

https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/water-resources/coastal-management/michigans-resilient-coast#:

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