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Just a question, do those lakes have waves that collapse right onto sand?
Yes.
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Originally Posted by clean_polo
^ Yeah, because thats usually what makes a coast. It was just a question by the way. When people think of coasts they usually think of beaches.
There are hundreds, if not thousands of beaches on the Great Lakes. Yes, with real sand and real waves which vary depending on wind speed and other factors. Of course the waves usually aren't as large as the Oceans, but there are waves and it is very possible to surf them. I can get to at least 10 different beaches within 40 mins.
This is someone surfing in Cleveland on Lake Erie, in winter at that:
One looks like an ocean up close, the other is part of the ocean.
They both have beaches, waves, and ports.
One is a "coast" by title, the other is naturally a major coastline.
THEY BOTH ARE REFERRED TO AS THE 3RD COAST -> DEAL WITH IT!
Nobody cares outside of some people in the midwest and a handful of people in coastal Texas.
Question: Why do people get offended by "...they're lakes." They are lakes.
I'm wondering if people think the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in calm waters (with no waves).
I wonder if people know that the United States Navy once operated two AIRCRAFT CARRIERS on Lake Michigan, The USS Wolverine and the USS Sable.
Or during the the War of 1812, both the United States and Great Britain each built two separate fleets on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Near the end of the war, the British actually had a battleship, the 112 gun HMS St. Lawrence on Lake Ontario.
You can still visit the USS Niagara, a brig from the War of 1812, homeported in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Having waves and a NAVY ship doesn't make it a coast. No matter what THEYRE lakes. The gulf coast is a coast, the great lakes are lakes. Is it that hard to understand?
It really doesn't matter that much to me and at the end of the day it's just opinion. My point in this thread is pretty much making corrections.
As we've seen, depending on which source you use, both have been called the "3rd coast" multiple times. I personally wouldn't consider either the 3rd Coast because that is saying that both of us are inferior to the East and West Coast, apparently 1st and 2nd Coast respectively (I don't call them that either). As we've seen, the Great Lakes could be considered a "Coast" we have beaches, waves, major ports, the largest ships, etc. The lakes are all connected and ultimately connected to the Ocean. The only real difference on the Coastline level is that the Oceans have salt, bigger waves, and different types of fish due to the saltwater versus freshwater. That's it. You can't see to the other side in any of them. The people in this thread calling the other inferior are the Gulf Coast people against the Great Lakes. If you would notice, the other side of the argument is always saying it's not that different. It's defending the Great Lakes against them bashing us and making up things, talking about things they have no clue about and getting proven wrong. As far as the Gulf Coast we either have the same thing, or something different but equal or about equal in the Great Lakes. In the end, which is the "3rd Coast" is all about opinion.
Question: Why do people get offended by "...they're lakes." They are lakes.
Because it's not an innocent inquiry, it's meant to diminish the Great Lakes and to make them out to be something less than what they are. Technically, one could argue that the Great Lakes are, in fact, inland seas.
Lmao @ inland seas, aka lakes. Ah man, this thread is going nowhere. Saying "thats not a lake, thats an inland sea" is like saying "thats not a Chevy, thats a GMC"
Last edited by clean_polo; 06-15-2010 at 10:57 PM..
Because it's not an innocent inquiry, it's meant to diminish the Great Lakes and to make them out to be something less than what they are. Technically, one could argue that the Great Lakes are, in fact, inland seas.
They basically are inland seas. They just have fresh water.
Lmao @ inland seas, aka lakes. Ah man, this thread is going nowhere. Saying "thats not a lake, thats in inland sea" is like saying "thats not a Chevy, thats a GMC"
Apparently you missed this when I posted it earlier.
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