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  2. East Coast of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets the Atlantic Ocean. The Thirteen Colonies, which formed the United States in 1776 were located on this coast, and it has played an important role ...

  3. Largest vessel to ever visit U.S. East Coast arrives in ... - AOL

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    PHILADELPHIA - This is kind of a big deal. The largest cargo ship to ever visit America's east coast pulled into the Port of Philadelphia on Friday morning, hauling millions in goods.

  4. Northeastern United States - Wikipedia

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    The Northeastern United States, also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast, or the American Northeast, is a geographic region of the United States located on the Atlantic coast of North America. It borders Canada to its north, the Southern United States to its south, the Midwestern United States to its west, and the Atlantic Ocean to its ...

  5. Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line - Wikipedia

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    Dimensions. • Length. 900 mi (1,400 km) [2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line, or Fall Zone, is a 900-mile (1,400 km) escarpment where the Piedmont and Atlantic coastal plain meet in the eastern United States. [2] Much of the Atlantic Seaboard fall line passes through areas where no evidence of faulting ...

  6. Earthquake hits East Coast, rattling buildings in New Jersey ...

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    April 5, 2024 at 1:33 PM. An earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, causing buildings to shake and rattling nerves from ...

  7. East Coast earthquakes aren't common, but they are felt by ...

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    East Coast residents were jolted Friday by a 4.8-magnitude earthquake centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, with weak rumblings felt as far away as Baltimore and the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border.

  8. December 2009 North American blizzard - Wikipedia

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    The December 2009 North American blizzard was a powerful nor'easter that formed over the Gulf of Mexico in December 2009, and became a major snowstorm that affected the East Coast of the United States and Canadian Atlantic provinces. The snowstorm brought record-breaking December snowfall totals to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia .

  9. US East Coast earthquake rattles millions, but region escapes ...

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    April 5, 2024 at 5:54 PM. NEW YORK (AP) — An unusual East Coast earthquake shook millions of people from New York and Philadelphia skyscrapers to rural New England on Friday, causing no ...