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| State / Province | Shipwrecks |
UNITED STATES (top 18) CANADA (top 7) | Nova Scotia | 10,193 |
Newfoundland |
6,775 |
Massachusetts |
6,719 |
New York | 4,591 | Alaska | 4,444 |
Ontario |
4,158 |
Quebec |
4,074 |
Florida | 4,046 | California | 3,881 |
British Columbia |
3,718 |
Michigan |
3,521 |
Louisiana | 3,081 | New Jersey | 3,073 |
Virginia |
2,878 |
North Carolina | 2,689 | Maine | 2,410 | Texas | 2,024 |
New Brunswick |
2,015 |
Washington |
1,760 |
Rhode Island |
1,421 |
Maryland |
1,028 |
Oregon | 1,018 |
Wisconsin |
846 |
Prince Edward Island |
792 |
Ohio |
773 |
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Great Lake |
Shipwrecks |
GREAT LAKES |
Lake Michigan |
2,799 |
Lake Erie |
2,186 |
Lake Huron |
1,705 |
Lake Ontario |
1,232 |
Lake Superior |
823 |
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Area |
Shipwrecks |
AROUND THE WORLD
(Top 6) |
United States | 63,506 | Canada | 33,399 | Europe | 20,569 |
UK. & Ireland |
18,054 |
Asia | 9,046 |
West Indies, Cuba & Mexico |
6,907 |
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| Time Period | Shipwrecks |
OTHER | 20th Century | 90,938 | Pre-20th Century | 73,844 | Unknown Date | 13,757 |
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