southern coast

Bottom edge beachfront

The southern coast is the shoreline along the south side of a landmass—a country, island, or continent: We drove along the southern coast of Spain.

The phrase functions as a geographic descriptor rather than a proper name, though specific southern coasts may have their own names: the Gulf Coast, the Côte d'Azur.

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bay · ocean view · estuary · tidal pool · seafood market · fresh catch · mangrove · peninsula · fishing village · fishing boat · shoreline · coral reef · palm · palm trees · balmy · sea breeze · Mediterranean · salt marsh

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Opposites
cardinal direction

southern coastnorthern coast

geographic feature type

southern coastinterior

Inside area or region

hinterland · heartland · backcountry

Family

coast, south, coastal, southern

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