The
East Coast of the United States is the section of land that runs along the
Atlantic Ocean. This area is also known as the
Eastern Seaboard, the
Atlantic Coast, and the
Atlantic Seaboard. The states that have
shoreline on the East Coast are, from north to south,
Maine,
New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,
Rhode Island,
Connecticut,
New Jersey,
New York,
Delaware,
Maryland,
Virginia,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Georgia, and
Florida.