coastline

Example Sentences

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With much of the Arctic island covered by ice, most of the population lives in Nuuk and the surrounding south-western coastline.

From BBC

Scientists say this detailed view could improve understanding of how tsunamis travel and how they may ultimately affect coastlines.

From Science Daily

Bundy and the mayor led a driving tour of the shattered coastline, stopping at one property where the destruction of a home revealed a sea wall below with a pre-existing sinkhole.

From The Wall Street Journal

Western security officials fear the Yemeni faction could start staging attacks out of East Africa, effectively cornering shipping from both coastlines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Friends David Lewis, 69, and Neil Finn, 63, know this stretch of coastline well, and they tell of the dangers.

From BBC