I started thinking about this and found another site:
http://www.flausa-media.com/Subcateg...s/ffrecfct.htm
this is their facts:
Sand beaches, a Florida signature, account for 1,100 miles (1,770 km) of the
state's 1,800 miles (2,898 km) of coastline. Actually, Florida has more than
8,460 miles (13,620 km) of tidal shoreline, second only to Alaska in that
category
Ok my question: What is the difference between "coastline" and "tidal
Shoreline"?


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On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 22:22:50 -0500, "JGK"
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Don't know if the Keys are included...might just be the main land.

Coast Line of Florida
Atlantic Coast 399 Miles
Gulf Coast 798 Miles
Total Coast Line 1,197 miles

http://www.fhp.state.fl.us/html/floridafacts.html


Thanks for the info. I thought that Fla. might have even more than that,
but, I think Fla's coastline is relatively straight. I just found out on
the WWW that our neighbor, Maine, has a lot more miles of coastline:

"Maine's coastline is long, craggy and has many inlets. What looks like
228
miles on a map, is 3,478 miles of tidal coastline in reality, including
the
offshore islands."