Table of Contents
- 1 What is the longest coastline?
- 2 Which is the longest coastline in India?
- 3 Which county has the longest coastline?
- 4 Which one of the following States has the longest coastline?
- 5 Which country has longest coastline in Indian Ocean?
- 6 Which is the biggest island in India?
- 7 What state has the longest saltwater coastline?
- 8 Which is the largest gulf in the world?
- 9 Which six countries have the world’s longest coastlines?
- 10 Which country has the longest coast line in the world?
- 11 What continent has the most coastline?
What is the longest coastline?
Coastline: Canada’s coastline is the world’s longest, measuring 243,042 km (includes the mainland coast and the coasts of offshore islands).
Which is the longest coastline in India?
Gujarat
The islands of Andaman and Nicobar had the longest coastline in India, amounting to a little over 1,900 kilometers, followed by Gujarat.
What state has the most ocean coastline?
States with the Most Coastline
- Alaska – 33,904 miles.
- Florida – 8,436 miles.
- Louisiana – 7,721 miles.
- Maine – 3,478 miles.
- California – 3,427 miles.
- North Carolina – 3,375 miles.
- Texas – 3,359 miles.
- Virginia – 3,315 miles.
Which county has the longest coastline?
Essex
Cornwall is the county with the longest coastline (1,086km) followed by Essex (905km) and Devon (819km).
Which one of the following States has the longest coastline?
Gujarat has the longest mainland coastline in India.
Which country has the longest beach?
Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh is the world’s longest natural sea beach, and a popular tourist destination in the country.
Which country has longest coastline in Indian Ocean?
Explain. Answer:India has the longest coastline on the Indian Ocean.
Which is the biggest island in India?
Andrott Island
The Andrott Island is the largest island with an area of 4.90 sq km, length of 4.66 km and a maximum width of 1.43 km….Climate.
| Island at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Total geographical Area | 4.90 sq.Kms |
| Maximum Length | 4.66 km |
| width | 1.43 km |
| Temparature | 32oC (Max.) to 28oC (Min.) |
Which state has the longest freshwater coastline?
Michigan
Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline in the US. World Book Encyclopedia (v. 13, p. 500 of the 2000 edition) states that Michigan’s shoreline, at 3,288 miles is “more than any other state except Alaska.
What state has the longest saltwater coastline?
Alaska
Table
| State or territory | Method 1 (CRS) | |
|---|---|---|
| Coastline | Rank | |
| Alaska | 6,640 mi (10,690 km) | 1 |
| Florida | 1,350 mi (2,170 km) | 2 |
| California | 840 mi (1,350 km) | 3 |
Which is the largest gulf in the world?
The Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico, bordered by the United States, Mexico, and the island nation of Cuba, is the worlds largest gulf. It has a coastline of about 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles). The Gulf of Mexico is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Florida, between Cuba and the U.S. state of Florida.
Which country has the longest coastline on the Indian Ocean?
Explain. Answer:India has the longest coastline on the Indian Ocean. This long coastline (7,517 km) has given a tremendous boost to India’s maritime trade.
Which six countries have the world’s longest coastlines?
1) Canada (202,080 km) 2) Norway (58,133 km) 3) Indonesia (54,720 km) 4) Greenland (44,087 km) 5) Russia (37,653 km) 6) Philippines (36,289 km) 7) Japan (29,751 km) 8) Australia (25,760 km) 9) United States (19,924 km) 10) Antarctica (17,968 km)
Which country has the longest coast line in the world?
Canada also has the longest total coastline among all of the countries of the world. The country’s 202,080 km long coastline fronts on the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
Which country has the third longest coastline in the world?
Norway has the third longest coastline in the world and the longest one in Europe. It is 58,133 km/ 36,122 miles long and highly indented. Coming in 8th, the US has a total coastline of around 19,924 km, and 23 states of the country have a coastline to call their own.
What continent has the most coastline?
Africa has the most regular coastline and, consequently, the lowest ratio of coastline to total area. Europe is the most irregular and indented and has by far the highest ratio of coastline to total area.