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Cruise ships are getting REALLY big...the longest is 1,188' by 210'. Even Vancouver is at risk as a cruise hub since the biggest ones can't fit under Lions Gate Bridge.
Yep the largest cruise ships right now (Oasis of the Seas Class) have retractable funnels which lets them squeeze under +65m air-draft bridges. Anything less and they can't go under even during low-tide.
Container Ships on the other hand are almost never built taller then 55-60m which gives them a lot more wiggle room in the ports that can accommodate them.
I think that's different. It's called Lake Michigan. People know and understand that it's a lake albeit a very big one. And most people don't believe that lakes have coasts. I don't think most Chicagoans would even think of it as being "coastal" though I have no opinion data to back this up. Perhaps someone could create a poll in the Chicago forum and report back on the results.
The US Government calls it a coast. I provided a link to that, earlier. However, no matter what one's beliefs are, as people seem to think they know more than the government, my point still stands. It's beautiful and stunning, and important. Diminish all you want, that doesn't change what I stated.
A government agency defines things for their own purposes, with one set of criteria.
It's possible to use completely different criteria.
Of course...especially if it fits one's agenda. I agree that it's a completely different thing than an ocean coast, but it's a coast of what is also considered an inland sea. The Great Lakes are more than just "regular" lakes, in case people don't know. If it makes one feel better to call it a shore, so be it, lol.
Assuming we are discussing the geographic and not political term, I'd likely say Baltimore and New Orleans only, and probably in that order. I can be on open ocean in minutes from either place I believe. Seattle is farther away, the others I wouldn't have even thought about.
Assuming we are discussing the geographic and not political term, I'd likely say Baltimore and New Orleans only, and probably in that order. I can be on open ocean in minutes from either place I believe. Seattle is farther away, the others I wouldn't have even thought about.
Baltimore is like 2.5 hours away from Rehoboth Beach, Seattle is also 2.5 hours from Ocean Shores. And as the crow flies they are both roughly 90 miles from the open ocean. New Orleans is a bit closer, it is about 2 hours from Port Fourchon and about 45 miles from the open ocean as the crow flies.
Either Baltimore and Seattle are both coastal or they are not, but if I had to pick one I would say Seattle is still more coastal than Baltimore considering that the Puget sound is way deeper and saltier than the Chesapeake bay.
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