- Atlantic Northeast
The Atlantic Northeast is a region of North America, comprising
New England in the United States and theMaritimes in Canada. Definitions of the region vary; in New England it may be restricted to the rural north, and it may also extend to all ofAtlantic Canada .The region is noted for a cultural unity, a stark climate and geography, and a shared economic history in the exploitation of
logging and the regionalfishery .Though cross-border connections are widely acknowledged, the area has rarely been given a single name; "Atlantic Northeast" is a term that has been used most prominently in discussions of regional
folk culture .The Atlantica initiative is a proposal for greater economic integration of the region.
ee also
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Vegetation of New England and the Maritime Provinces
*Pacific Northwest , another region shared between Canada and the US
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