Shore
A shore or shoreline is the land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean or river. Where the water is a sea, the shore is also called a "coast".
Shores are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape, as well as by erosion caused by water, such as waves. The geological makeup of rock and soil controls the type of shore which is created. Erosion of sedimentary soils can make a sandy or pebbly shore, usually called a beach.
A shore includes the intertidal zone that is alternately exposed and covered by waves and tides.
A shore will often have a lighthouse on it to help ships in the sea.
Shore Media
Sunrise on the Jersey Shore coastline at Spring Lake, New Jersey, U.S. The coastal waters of the Northeast megalopolis constitute one of the fastest-warming urban ocean shorelines in the world.
Rugged coastline of the West Coast Region of New Zealand
Somalia has the longest coastline in Africa.
Atlantic rocky coastline, showing a surf area. Porto Covo, west coast of Portugal
Seaside in Budelli, Italy. Budelli beach is famous for the color of its sand, which is pink due to the presence of fragments of a microorganism called Miniacina miniacea.
Aerial view of densely populated Long Beach, New York and environs on the South Shore of Long Island, U.S., as seen from the west-by-southwest
Paddy fields by the coast of Fengbin, Hualien, Taiwan
Amalfi Coast, Italy, attracts international tourists of all classes annually and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Cinque Terre, along the Italian Riviera
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