The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to CartographyAnarchy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoWhere to live if you really hate the oceanmedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1355arrow-down114
arrow-up1341arrow-down1imageWhere to live if you really hate the oceanmedia.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to CartographyAnarchy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square76linkfedilink
minus-squarericecake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up42arrow-down2·2 months agoIt feels wrong, but landlocked typically refers to coastline on the ocean. If you use navigability to the ocean, then the states on the Mississippi River also aren’t landlocked. There isn’t a word for “c’mon, the great lakes have proper freighters and a coast guard presence. Michigan is obviously not landlocked”.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoNot just the Mississippi. The US happens to have the most miles of navigable rivers and coastlines, as well as the most natural deep bays, of any country in the world.
It feels wrong, but landlocked typically refers to coastline on the ocean.
If you use navigability to the ocean, then the states on the Mississippi River also aren’t landlocked.
There isn’t a word for “c’mon, the great lakes have proper freighters and a coast guard presence. Michigan is obviously not landlocked”.
Not just the Mississippi. The US happens to have the most miles of navigable rivers and coastlines, as well as the most natural deep bays, of any country in the world.