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The United States is an Ocean Nation

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The U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extends 200 nautical miles offshore, encompassing diverse ecosystems and vast natural resources, such as fisheries and energy and other mineral resources. The U.S. EEZ is the largest in the world, spanning over 13,000 miles of coastline and containing 3.4 million square nautical miles of ocean—larger than the combined land area of all fifty states. (A square nautical mile is equal to 1.3 square miles.)

Key Words: economic zone • ocean map • EEZ • coastline • great lakes • jurisdiction • midway • wake island • american samoa • baker • jarvis island