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I go away for one week and look where this thread has gone. How did we get back to another NE vs the South argument? This thread is about the Mid-Atlantic as a subregion. The Mason Dixon says the South starts at MD/ DE. I feel the South starts at the VA border however none of this has anything to do with what is Mid-Atlantic or not. The Mid-Atlantic is from NJ-VA period. I don't care how many people in NJ feel their "culture" may differ from Virginia. Both states are Mid Atlantic, and most definitely everything in between is also. The Mid-Atlantic subregion cannot be just made of states north of the Mason Dixon. That is where you could begin to argue North vs South. This thread is about the middle. And if the hypothetical mid point is the Mason Dixon, states on both sides of that border make up what is the "middle Atlantic states." MD/PA/NJ/VA/DE honestly it ends there, if you add NY or NC it's really just stretching it.
Seriously, I honestly think Virginia is more of a southern state instead of mid-Atlantic but I guess that's just me. Adding North Carolina (a southeastern state) and New York (a northeastern state) definitely stretches it too far.
Seriously, I honestly think Virginia is more of a southern state instead of mid-Atlantic but I guess that's just me. Adding North Carolina (a southeastern state) and New York (a northeastern state) definitely stretches it too far.
Mid Atlantic is part of the Northeast, which is composed of states north of Parallel 36°30′ north, east of the Mississippi River, south of Canada and west of the Atlantic Ocean.
Northeast = New England + Mid Atlantic + Great Lakes
New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
Mid Atlantic (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia)
Great Lakes (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois)
Mid Atlantic is part of the Northeast, which is composed of states north of Parallel 36°30′ north, east of the Mississippi River, south of Canada and west of the Atlantic Ocean.
Northeast = New England + Mid Atlantic + Great Lakes
New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
Mid Atlantic (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia)
Great Lakes (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois)
Virginia, Delaware, DC and Maryland are Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic.
Virginia, Delaware, DC and Maryland are Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic.
Sometimes Virginia is considered a southeastern state because of their culture, other times Virginia is a northeastern state because of geography. DC and Maryland are usually considered Northeast due to their location in the US. Delaware used to be part of New Jersey and Delaware has always been considered a northeastern state throughout Delaware's existence. Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, Chesapeake Bay and Delmarva Peninsula should not be split into 2 regions.
Sometimes Virginia is considered a southeastern state because of their culture, other times Virginia is a northeastern state because of geography. DC and Maryland are usually considered Northeast due to their location in the US. Delaware used to be part of New Jersey and Delaware has always been considered a northeastern state throughout Delaware's existence.
What does that have to do with the Mid-Atlantic and the South Atlantic? Those states are technically members of both, but really only "officially" members of one.
What does that have to do with the Mid-Atlantic and the South Atlantic? Those states are technically members of both, but really only "officially" members of one.
There is no official definition which states are Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic. People can make up their own regions and include which states should be part of which region.
There is no official definition which states are Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic. People can make up their own regions and include which states should be part of which region.
Great. Can New York be part of Nova Scotia?
Better yet, can we be part of the South? It would be a bit warmer if that were the case.
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