- A coastline or a seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean, or a line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake
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Coast facts
- A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the Coastline paradox
- The term coastal zone is a region where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs
- Both the terms coast and coastal are often used to describe a geographic location or region; for example, New Zealand's West Coast, or the East and West Coasts of the United States
- Edinburgh for example is a city on the coast of Scotland
- A pelagic coast refers to a coast which fronts the open ocean, as opposed to a more sheltered coast in a gulf or bay
- A shore, on the other hand, can refer to parts of the land which adjoin any large body of water, including oceans (sea shore) and lakes (lake shore)
- Similarly, the somewhat related term "[Stream bed/bank]" refers to the land alongside or sloping down to a river (riverbank) or to a body of water smaller than a lake
- "Bank" is also used in some parts of the world to refer to an artificial ridge of earth intended to retain the water of a river or pond; in other places this may be called a levee
- While many scientific experts might agree on a common definition of the term "coast", the delineation of the extents of a coast differ according to jurisdiction, with many scientific and government authorities in various countries differing for economic and social policy reasons
- According to the UN atlas, 44% of people live within 150 kilometres (93 miles) of the sea
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