The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. A coastline is properly, a line on a map indicating the disposition of a coast but the word is often used to refer to the coast itself. The adjective, coastal describes something as being on, near or having to do with a coast.

Coast is a very specific term and is only applied to that part of an island or continent that borders an ocean or its saltwater tributaries. A pelagic coast refers to a coast which fronts the open ocean, as opposed to a more sheltered coast in a gulf or bay. A shore on the other hand, can refer to parts of the land which adjoin any large body of water, including oceans (sea shore) and lakes (lake shore). Similarly, the somewhat related term bank refers to the land alongside or sloping down to a river (river bank) or of a body of water smaller than a lake. Bank is also used in some parts of the world to refer to an artificial ridge of earth intended to retain the water of a river or pond. In other places this may be called a levee.

While many scientific experts might agree on a common definition of the term "coast", the delineation of the inland extents of a coast differ according to jurisdiction, with many scientific and government authorities in various countries differing for economic and social policy reasons. This is usually because defining lands as part of a coast may be seen to have environmental implications which would prevent development or attach regulations to their use.

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Pulau Pangkor`~: hesrey posted a photo: Pulau Pangkor is an island off the coast of Perak in north-west p... http://bit.ly/8L4JNn (photo)
perak (perak) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:45:41 -0000
Pulau Pangkor`~: hesrey posted a photo: Pulau Pangkor is an island off the coast of Perak in north-west p... http://bit.ly/8L4JNn (photo)
Merry Christmas from the West Coast of North America!! Frohe Weihnachten an Allen. :-)
Rekaloan (Rebecca Reiniger) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:48:37 -0000
Merry Christmas from the West Coast of North America!! Frohe Weihnachten an Allen. :-)
M*E*R*R*Y C*R*Y*S*T*M*A*S from SoCal! xo♥♥xo RT @Sera188: It's Christmas now on the west coast of North America. Merry Christmas everybody!!
Otalia69 (Olivia Rivera) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:14:01 -0000
M*E*R*R*Y C*R*Y*S*T*M*A*S from SoCal! xo♥♥xo RT @Sera188: It's Christmas now on the west coast of North America. Merry Christmas everybody!!
It's Christmas now on the west coast of North America. Merry Christmas everybody!!
Sera188 (Sera188) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:10:22 -0000
It's Christmas now on the west coast of North America. Merry Christmas everybody!!
Santa's made it to North America!!! Just a bit longer 'til Christmas for those of us on the west coast.
fakebil (Bil Hatch) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:32:13 -0000
Santa's made it to North America!!! Just a bit longer 'til Christmas for those of us on the west coast.
@Lupine_Silver Martin County/St. Lucy County border in FL. On the east coast north of West Palm Beach.
ItsDrenthe (Drenthe Coon) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:21:29 -0000
@Lupine_Silver Martin County/St. Lucy County border in FL. On the east coast north of West Palm Beach.

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