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coastline

[kohst-lahyn] / ˈkoʊstˌlaɪn /


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A season of tropical storms and hurricanes with record-breaking energy in the Pacific Ocean is battering the Southern California coastline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Tsunami waves up to three meters high could hit the Panama coastline in the coming hours, the US Tsunami Warning System said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Africa’s richest man wants to turn a pristine coastline into an oil hub.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Architect Amal Alabadla, who lived in a comfortable flat prior to the war, now lives in a tent on the coastline.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Annabeth stared at the coastline of Pylos, now retreating in the distance.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Based on the latest projections, the coastlines of Alabama and Mississippi could be the most affected, Molchanov noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The state’s coastlines have been inundated with high surf for much of the summer, leading to severe erosion at some of the state’s most popular beaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Along irregular coastlines and on small islands, the nearest grid cells are chosen to match the shape of the coastline or island, but no cells are further than 7km away.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Sea ice acts as a natural barrier that helps protect Arctic coastlines from powerful waves.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

When the shape of now-familiar coastlines was guesswork.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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