Table 1-1. Shoreline Characteristics
Shoreline
Shore Change
Shoreline
Région
Total
(miles)
Exposed
(miles)
Sheltered
(miles)
Eroding
(miles)
Non-Eroding
(miles)
With
Beach
(miles)
Without
Beach
(miles)
North
Atlantic
8,620
4,730
3,890
7,460
1,160
2,320
6,300
South
AtlanticGulf
14,620
2,470
12,150,
2,820
11,800
3,600
11,020
Lower
Mississippi
1,940
810
1,130
1,580
360
830
1,110
Texas Gulf
2,500
370
2,130
360
2,140
380
2,120
Great Lakes
3,680
3,020
660
1,260
2,420
2,110
1,570
California
1,810
1,320
490
1,550
260
680
1,130
North
Pacific
2,840
650
2,190
260
2,580
2,050
790
Hawaii
930
900
30
110
820
180
750
Total
36,940
14,270
22,670
15,400
21,540
12,150
24,790
Alaska
47,300
20,250
27,050
5,100
42,200
Unknown
Unknown
Total
National
84,240
34,520
49,720
20,500
63,740
12,150
24,790
From: Report on National Shoreline Study, Department o£ the Army, Corps of Engineers, August 1971.
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