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Geography of the Atlantic Coast Barrier Islands: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

Geography of the Atlantic Coast Barrier Islands: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Ethan Estey, Gina Panasik, Doug Piatkowski, and Brannon Quel. Maine. Coastline Length: 228 miles Shoreline Length: 5200 miles Coastal Pop: 885,703 % of Area in CZ: 12%

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Geography of the Atlantic Coast Barrier Islands: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

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  1. Geography of the Atlantic Coast Barrier Islands: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut Ethan Estey, Gina Panasik, Doug Piatkowski, and Brannon Quel

  2. Maine Coastline Length: 228 miles Shoreline Length: 5200 miles Coastal Pop: 885,703 % of Area in CZ: 12% % Barrier Island: 0% % Barrier Spit: 0%

  3. Bay of Fundy Penobscot Bay Casco Bay

  4. Cliffs and Rocky Shorelines are common features of Maine Maine has over 4600 islands off its coast, but non are barrier islands.

  5. Headland and Pocket Beach near Portland

  6. Wells Beach National Estuarine Research Reserve 1600 acres that includes tidal rivers, salt marshes, and forested wetlands. Home to endangered species such as the piping plover and least tern.

  7. Maine Tides Eastport: High (21.0 ft) Low (-1.9 ft)

  8. New Hampshire Coastline Length: 13 miles Shoreline Length: 131 miles Coastal Pop: 350,078 % of Area in CZ: 1% % Barrier Island: 0% % Barrier Spit: 0 %

  9. Piscataqua River Great Bay NERR

  10. New Hampshire has components of a rocky shoreline but sandy beaches now appear. Wallis Beach

  11. Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve A drowned river valley estuary composed of tidal waters and mudflats. Includes 1,375 acres of traditional New England salt marshes and over 4000 acres of wildlife preserve. Home to bald eagles, ospreys and loons.

  12. New Hampshire Tides Dover Point: High (7.5 ft) Low (-0.7 ft)

  13. Massachusetts Coastline Length: 195 miles Shoreline Length: 1519 miles Coastal Pop: 4,494,398 % of Area in CZ: 13% % Barrier Island: 4% % Barrier Spit: 11%

  14. Parker River Cape Cod

  15. Coastline of Gloucester (rocky intertidal). Majority of Massachusetts coastline is rocky

  16. Woods Hole, Mass. Massachusetts is characterized by heavy wave action forming numerous headlands and pocket beaches

  17. Stellwagen Bank, National Marine Sanctuary Whale sanctuary found north of Cape Cod Major issue is common ground between protection of natural resources and commercial use. Highly developed coastal area makes pollution a major threat. Sanctuary is found in major shipping lanes to Boston.

  18. Massachusetts Tides Gloucester: High (10.1 ft) Low (-0.8 ft)

  19. Rhode Island Coastline Length: 40 miles Shoreline Length: 420 miles Coastal Pop: 685,478 % of Area in CZ: 48% % Barrier Island: 0% % Barrier Spit: 50%

  20. Mt. Hope Bay Narragansett Bay Rhode Island Sound

  21. Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve 4950 acres of tidal flats, salt marshes, eelgrass meadows, and freshwater wetlands and ponds. Home to whitetail deer, winter flounder, striped bass, great blue heron, and piping plover.

  22. Rocky coastline with pockets of sandy beaches. Beach erosion, pollution from runoff and human uses are coastal management issues

  23. Rhode Island Tides Providence: High (5.2 ft) Low (-0.6 ft)

  24. Connecticut Coastline Length: 104 miles Shoreline Length: 618 miles Coastal Pop: 2,030,017 % of Area in CZ: 19% % Barrier Island: 2% % Barrier Spit: 1%

  25. Fishers Island Sound Connecticut River

  26. New Haven Coastline: Rocky coastline that is common in the Northeastern United States

  27. Connecticut Tides Bridgeport: High (7.4 ft) Low (-0.6 ft)

  28. References • NOAA • Http://ww.website.noaa.gov/guides/sciences/ocean/tides.html • University of Texas Map Collection Index • http://www.lib.utexas.edu/libs/PCL/map_collection/united_states/ • States and Capitals • http://www.50states.com • WWW Tide and Current Predictor • http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sitesel.html • Area and shoreline length statistics for states w/ federally approved Coastal Management Programs • http://noaa.gov/bulletins/html/cm_13/appendices.html • Geology of Barrier Islands (Dune Construction) • http://ecotourism.about.com/travel/ecotourism/library/ecology/blbarrier.htm • Tides Online • http://tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov/geographic.html • State coastal management • http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/czm/czm.html • Geological survey • http://www.geo.duke.edu/research/psds/psds_eastref.htm • Other References: • Rand McNally Road Atlas 2000 • USGS Topographical and Bathymetric Map

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