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Coast (kōst)
Coast (pronounced: /koʊst/) is a term used in various fields of study, including geography, ecology, and geology. It refers to the area where land meets the sea or ocean.
Etymology
The term "coast" originates from the Old French word coste meaning "rib, side, flank; slope, incline," which was later adopted into English as "coast" in the 14th century.
Related Terms
- Beach: A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc.
- Shore: The shore is the fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake.
- Cliff: A cliff is a vertical, or nearly vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms by the processes of weathering and erosion.
- Estuary: An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
- Littoral zone: The littoral zone is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal environments, the littoral zone extends from the high water mark, which is rarely inundated, to shoreline areas that are permanently submerged.
- Tide: Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.
- Sea level: Sea level is the average level of the surface of one or more of Earth's bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured.
See Also
- Coastal geography
- Coastal engineering
- Coastal management
- Coastal erosion
- Coastal and oceanic landforms
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Coast
- Wikipedia's article - Coast
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