Atlantic coastline
Ocean's eastern edge
The Atlantic coastline is the eastern edge of the Americas or the western edge of Europe and Africa where land meets the Atlantic Ocean.
The term typically refers to a specific nation's shore: Property values along the Atlantic coastline have soared.
It encompasses beaches, harbors, estuaries, and tidal zones shaped by Atlantic waters.
- beachSandy waterside margin
- seagrassSaltwater flowering plant
- dune grassSand-stabilizing coastal plant
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
- coastal erosionLand loss at sea edges
lighthouse · Cape Cod · cliff · whale migration · maritime trade · fishing village · lobster boat · salt marsh · sea turtle · estuary · Chesapeake Bay · shipwreck · habitat restoration · peninsula · nor'easter · climate change impact · barrier island · Carolina
- Akwa Ibom
- tideshigh tide, low tide, ebb tide, tides, flood tide
Atlantic coastlinePacific coast
Western North American seaboard
West Coast · Gulf Coast · Mediterranean coastline · Caribbean coastline · East Coast
Atlantic coastlineinterior
Inside area or region
inland · heartland · hinterland · backcountry