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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
The actual west coast, of course, but see for yourself:
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Except that our 'border' extends past the actual land out into the water by 12 nautical miles (~14 miles), 24 nm for the contiguous zone, and 200 nm for exclusive economic zone.
A straight line from Sacramento to Point Bonita is 79 miles, which means that if you go out to the contiguous zone, the border is over 100 miles away.
Sacramento is about 83 miles in a straight line from Lake Tahoe, Nevada. It just seems silly to claim it's close to an international border.
Claiming the Sacramento Seaport is like claiming that Yuma, Arizona is an international destination because they have an international airport. Never mind that the only international flights are USMC flights bringing military personnel in for WTI...