Atlantic coast
Where tides meet
The Atlantic coast is the land bordering the Atlantic Ocean—the eastern seaboard of the Americas or the western edges of Europe and Africa.
The phrase describes geography without specifying a particular region: Villages dot the Atlantic coast of Portugal.
Hurricane season threatens communities along the Atlantic coast. (Capitalized Atlantic Coast often refers specifically to the eastern United States.)
- barrier islandSandy strip guarding shoreline
- Outer BanksCoastal Carolina barrier islands
- Cape CodMassachusetts coastal peninsula
- salt marshCoastal wetland with halophytes
- Gulf StreamWarm Atlantic ocean current
shoreline · tidal zone · tide pool · harbors · estuary · mangrove forest · beaches · beach house · dunes · sea breeze · ocean spray · hurricanes · continental shelf · maritime trade · shipping lane · horseshoe crabs · lobster trap · fishing industry
- boating destinationsinland lakes, Bahamas, canals, harbors, Virgin Islands
- Eastern U.S.Appalachians, Blue Ridge Mountains, Chesapeake Bay, Piedmont, Catskills
- East Coast NatureAppalachian Mountains, Appalachians, Chesapeake Bay, Cape Cod, White Mountains
- IberiaAndalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Basque Country, Castile
- Portuguese CoastAlgarve, Lagos, sandy beaches, rocky coves, sea caves
- South American CoastsCopacabana, Ipanema, Ipanema Beach, Copacabana Beach, shoreline
Atlantic coastinterior
Inside area or region
heartland · inland · hinterland · backcountry
Atlantic, coast, Atlantis, coastal, coasts, coasted, coasting, coastline, coastlines