rocky coastline
Rugged seaside edge
A rocky coastline is a shore where the land meets the sea in cliffs, boulders, and exposed rock rather than sand or marsh.
Such coastlines are shaped by wave erosion and often feature tide pools, sea caves, and dramatic formations: We hiked along the rocky coastline, watching waves crash against the cliffs.
- dramatic sceneryVisually striking natural landscape
- rugged cliffsRough-hewn steep rock formations
- boulderLarge weathered stone
- sea stackIsolated coastal rock formation
- archCurved spanning structure
sea cave · wave erosion · headland · lighthouse · promontory · cliff · algae · crashing waves · barnacle · granite · shipwreck site · tidal surge · cormorant · sea birds · escarpment · limpet · basalt · guano
- MaineAcadia National Park, Acadia, Kennebunkport, Augusta, Bangor
- Rural sceneryrolling hills, meadows, pastures, farmhouses, barns
- Balkan natureAdriatic Sea, Black Sea, Danube River, karst
- IberiaAndalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Basque Country, Castile
- Isles of Shoals
- Tsitsikammaindigenous forest
substrate composition
rocky coastlinesandy beach
Granular coastal shoreline
sandy shore · mudflat · mud flat · tidal flat · pebble beach