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-- Distribution of Shipwrecks -- The Northern Shipwrecks Database (2025 version) features more than 178,000 shipwrecks. This list indicates the distribution of these shipwrecks.
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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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