littoral

• That would indeed be a Russian priority, as the Black Sea littoral is straight and shallow, with few good natural harbors. —  RedState
• The aircraft can patrol the open ocean, littoral, and land. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
• But away from the haunts of man along the littoral is a region of startling beauty--of rivers and lagoons and hills, their shores and slopes garmented with perennial verdure, the forest-seas bathing the bases of towering peaks. —  Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development
• On both sides of the country--the Gulf of Mexico or the Pacific Ocean--we observe that the littoral is composed of sandy lowlands. —  Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development
• Following out the general structure of Mexico's littoral, the Sierra Madre parallels the Pacific Ocean here, leaving a narrow coast strip, but with a lack of good ports and navigable rivers. —  Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development

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