Coastline
noun
The place where the land meets the sea or ocean.
She loves walking along the coastline during sunset.

Often appears as...
- long coastline
- rocky coastline
noun
The place where the land meets the sea or ocean.
She loves walking along the coastline during sunset.

Often appears as...
- long coastline
- rocky coastline
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Geographical Descriptions
Coastline refers to geography and can describe the outline seen on maps.

The geography book had a chapter on the features of the coastline.
Ecosystem Importance
Coastlines are important ecosystems that can include beaches, cliffs, or mangroves.

The conservation group is working to protect the fragile coastline ecosystem.
Variable Appearance
Coastlines are diverse; some are sandy while others are rocky or lined with vegetation.

The coastline here is very rocky, unlike the sandy shores we saw yesterday.
Geographical Descriptions
Coastline refers to geography and can describe the outline seen on maps.

The geography book had a chapter on the features of the coastline.
Ecosystem Importance
Coastlines are important ecosystems that can include beaches, cliffs, or mangroves.

The conservation group is working to protect the fragile coastline ecosystem.
Variable Appearance
Coastlines are diverse; some are sandy while others are rocky or lined with vegetation.

The coastline here is very rocky, unlike the sandy shores we saw yesterday.
Geographical Descriptions
Coastline refers to geography and can describe the outline seen on maps.

The geography book had a chapter on the features of the coastline.
Ecosystem Importance
Coastlines are important ecosystems that can include beaches, cliffs, or mangroves.

The conservation group is working to protect the fragile coastline ecosystem.
Variable Appearance
Coastlines are diverse; some are sandy while others are rocky or lined with vegetation.

The coastline here is very rocky, unlike the sandy shores we saw yesterday.
Video examples
Dead Whale Carcass Feast...
visitors for the coast that don't come to breed have usually come to scavenge the whole range of different animals have learned to exploit the enormous quantity of food that washes up everyday on coastlines around the world but like so much of the coast the quantity of
Video examples
How big is the ocean? -...
living within 100 kilometers of the coastline and with most of the remainder living close enough to lakes, rivers, or swamps, all of which ultimately lead to the ocean, virtually every single person on the planet has the opportunity to influence the general health
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The big-beaked,...
Our reefs are vitally important to both marine and human life. Their unparalleled biodiversity offers unique opportunities for ecotourism, sustainable fishing, and scientific research, while their rocky structures guard coastlines from waves and storm surges.
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The biggest mistakes in...
blank spots on the map. For thousands of years, people all over the world had made both functional maps— showing trade routes, settlements, topography, water sources, the shapes of coastlines, or written directions— and what are known as cosmographies,
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How much of human...
They're not on a treasure hunt. Underwater archaeology reveals important information about ancient climates and coastlines, it tells us how humans sailed the seas, and what life was like millennia ago. So what exactly can we find?
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Rescuing Adorable Grey...
cornwall the most southerly point of the uk known for its spectacular coastline surrounded by open ocean it's here that dedicated organizations are fighting to protect one of britain's most iconic species
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Killer Tsunamis PIPE...
doesn't crest and break instead it advances like a wall of water that crashes over the coastline and everything in its way reaching even as far as a mind inland more damage is caused when the
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How We Can Keep Plastics...
with trash for every foot of coastline in the world across our ocean plastic trash flows into circulation dispersed almost everywhere but concentrating in huge swathes in the midst of global
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
that I really learned to appreciate the cold. So this is the place where some of the largest, the most violent storms in the world send huge waves smashing into the coastline.
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How EarthViewer changed...
looks like as it comes into the the coastline and we'll be able to give you real data not just the imagination of an artist but as truthful representation of it as
Video examples
Dead Whale Carcass Feast...
visitors for the coast that don't come to breed have usually come to scavenge the whole range of different animals have learned to exploit the enormous quantity of food that washes up everyday on coastlines around the world but like so much of the coast the quantity of
Video examples
How big is the ocean? -...
living within 100 kilometers of the coastline and with most of the remainder living close enough to lakes, rivers, or swamps, all of which ultimately lead to the ocean, virtually every single person on the planet has the opportunity to influence the general health
Video examples
The big-beaked,...
Our reefs are vitally important to both marine and human life. Their unparalleled biodiversity offers unique opportunities for ecotourism, sustainable fishing, and scientific research, while their rocky structures guard coastlines from waves and storm surges.
Video examples
The biggest mistakes in...
blank spots on the map. For thousands of years, people all over the world had made both functional maps— showing trade routes, settlements, topography, water sources, the shapes of coastlines, or written directions— and what are known as cosmographies,
Video examples
How much of human...
They're not on a treasure hunt. Underwater archaeology reveals important information about ancient climates and coastlines, it tells us how humans sailed the seas, and what life was like millennia ago. So what exactly can we find?
Video examples
Rescuing Adorable Grey...
cornwall the most southerly point of the uk known for its spectacular coastline surrounded by open ocean it's here that dedicated organizations are fighting to protect one of britain's most iconic species
Video examples
Killer Tsunamis PIPE...
doesn't crest and break instead it advances like a wall of water that crashes over the coastline and everything in its way reaching even as far as a mind inland more damage is caused when the
Video examples
How We Can Keep Plastics...
with trash for every foot of coastline in the world across our ocean plastic trash flows into circulation dispersed almost everywhere but concentrating in huge swathes in the midst of global
Video examples
Chris Burkard: The joy...
that I really learned to appreciate the cold. So this is the place where some of the largest, the most violent storms in the world send huge waves smashing into the coastline.
Video examples
How EarthViewer changed...
looks like as it comes into the the coastline and we'll be able to give you real data not just the imagination of an artist but as truthful representation of it as
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Quote examples
Luanne Rice
American Novelist
I traveled to Ireland to research 'Sandcastles,' to visit the coastline where my ancestors looked toward America, the tiny town they once loved so much, and the docks from which they sailed toward their dreams of building a better life for their family. The answers I found on that journey are woven through the novel.

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Tate Reeves
Mississippi is a beautiful, powerful state. We have many natural resources: from the fertile soil that produces our crops to the beautiful coastline that draws visitors from around the world. But Mississippi's greatest resource has always been and will always be our people.

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Ted Deutch
American Politician
Beyond a power play by the oil industry, there is no conceivable explanation for barring courts within any state from considering cases related to oil leases and energy production off its own coastlines.

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Barack Obama
American President
Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers.

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Sara Gideon
American Politician
We need to reduce carbon emissions, protect Maine's key industries and preserve our coastlines from flooding and rising sea levels.

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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
The Arctic is going to be an area of intense interest. Russia has the longest coastline in the world with the Arctic.

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Smedley Butler
American Soldier
War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else.

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Al Jardine
American Musician
I love driving; driving along the California coastline is the best drive in the world.

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Graham Greene
British Novelist
Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline.

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Sarah Sutton
British Actress
When we went to Belfast we saw some beautiful countryside and coastlines.

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Luanne Rice
American Novelist
I traveled to Ireland to research 'Sandcastles,' to visit the coastline where my ancestors looked toward America, the tiny town they once loved so much, and the docks from which they sailed toward their dreams of building a better life for their family. The answers I found on that journey are woven through the novel.

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Tate Reeves
Mississippi is a beautiful, powerful state. We have many natural resources: from the fertile soil that produces our crops to the beautiful coastline that draws visitors from around the world. But Mississippi's greatest resource has always been and will always be our people.

Quote examples
Ted Deutch
American Politician
Beyond a power play by the oil industry, there is no conceivable explanation for barring courts within any state from considering cases related to oil leases and energy production off its own coastlines.

Quote examples
Barack Obama
American President
Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers.

Quote examples
Sara Gideon
American Politician
We need to reduce carbon emissions, protect Maine's key industries and preserve our coastlines from flooding and rising sea levels.

Quote examples
Hillary Clinton
American Politician
The Arctic is going to be an area of intense interest. Russia has the longest coastline in the world with the Arctic.

Quote examples
Smedley Butler
American Soldier
War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else.

Quote examples
Al Jardine
American Musician
I love driving; driving along the California coastline is the best drive in the world.

Quote examples
Graham Greene
British Novelist
Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline.

Quote examples
Sarah Sutton
British Actress
When we went to Belfast we saw some beautiful countryside and coastlines.

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