Third Coast 5466074 224027898 2008-07-07T00:10:49Z ZimZalaBim 28422 Reverted 3 edits by [[Special:Contributions/75.177.140.161|75.177.140.161]]; Rv unexplained blanking. ([[WP:TW|TW]]) {{Unreferenced|date=March 2007}} [[Image:Great Lakes from space.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Great Lakes]] from space]] '''''Third Coast''''' is an American colloquialism sometimes used to refer to the [[Great Lakes region (North America)|Great Lakes region]]. Use of the term implies that this region of the [[United States]] is distinguishable from both the [[East Coast of the United States|East]] and [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] regions. Although the term is still common in many areas of the Great Lakes, the term is commonly linked to the cities of [[Chicago]], [[Milwaukee]], [[Detroit]] and [[Cleveland]] (which prefers the term "[[North Coast]]"). Places near the [[Gulf Coast]], such as [[Houston, Texas]] and [[Atlanta, Georgia]], may also use the term "Third Coast" to refer to the country's southern coast. ==See also== * [[Alaska North Slope]], the Arctic Ocean coast of [[Alaska]] * [[Gulf Coast of the United States]], which could also lay claim to being a third coast [[Category:Culture of Houston‎, Texas]] [[Category:Culture of Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Culture of Chicago, Illinois]] [[Category:Culture of Atlanta, Georgia]] [[Category:Culture of Nashville, Tennessee]]