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Maine has thousands of offshore coastal islands

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A geographical nightmare for anyone trying to map the coastline. The northeastern US state is heavily shattered into over 3,000 tiny rocky landmasses, most of which are only inhabited by aggressive seagulls and wealthy recluses.

Maine has thousands of offshore coastal islands
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