coastal state
Oceanfront political region
A coastal state is a political jurisdiction—typically a nation or U.S. state—that borders an ocean, sea, or other major body of water.
The term matters in international law, where coastal states have rights over territorial waters and exclusive economic zones: Coastal states control fishing within 200 nautical miles of their shores.
In American contexts, it often distinguishes states like California or Florida from landlocked interior states.
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- beachSandy waterside margin
- beach townCoastal settlement near shore
- maritimeOf the sea
- seaboardCoastal region boundary
tidal · tide pool · harbor · oceanfront · ocean view · beach house · waterfront · fishing · fishing village · port · Gulf · Atlantic · Pacific · peninsula · estuary · sandy · saltwater · salt air
- maritime lawmaritime piracy, admiralty, law of the sea, salvage rights, towage