This is significant as Africans came from a vast geographic region, the West African coastline stretching from Senegal to Angola and in some cases from the south east coast such as Mozambique.

The country is shaped like a square and borders the Gulf of Guinea on the north Atlantic Ocean to the south ( 515 km of coastline ) and five other African nations on the other three sides, with a total of 3, 110 km of borders: Liberia to the southwest ( 716 km ), Guinea to the northwest ( 610 km ), Mali to the north-northwest ( 532 km ), Burkina Faso to the north-northeast, and Ghana to the east ( 668 km ).

Crete covers an area of, with a coastline of ; to the north, it broaches the Sea of Crete ( Greek: Κρητικό Πέλαγος ); to the south, the Libyan Sea ( Greek: Λιβυκό Πέλαγος ); in the west, the Myrtoan Sea, and toward the east the Karpathian Sea.

Before its coastline was first explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Delaware was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south.

The Pacific coastline south of Tokyo is characterized by long, narrow, gradually shallowing inlets produced by sedimentation, which has created many natural harbors.

The city is located in the south of the country, along the coastline meeting the Arabian Sea.

The coastline extends from 26 ° 52 ' S. to 10 ° 40 ' S., and from south to north makes a double curve with a general trend outward to the east.

Natural features divide the country into seven distinct areas: Ruus al Jibal, including the northern Musandam Peninsula ; the Al Batinah plain running southeast along the Gulf of Oman coast ; the Oman interior behind the Al Batinah coast comprising the Al Hajar Mountains their foothills, and desert fringes ; the coast from Muscat-Matrah around the Ras al Hadd point and down the Arabian Sea ; the offshore island of Masirah ; and finally the barren coastline south to the Dhofar region in the south.

Senegal is externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south ; internally it almost completely surrounds The Gambia, namely on the north, east and south, except for Gambia's short Atlantic coastline.

To the south Togo has of coastline along the Bight of Benin of the Gulf of Guinea in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Shaped roughly like an inverted triangle, the country has a 2, 800-kilometer coastline and is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by Guyana, on the south by Brazil, and on the west by Colombia.

The Po Delta to the south features sandbars and dunes along the coastline.

Terra Australis was depicted on the mid-16th-century Dieppe maps, where its coastline appeared just south of the islands of the East Indies ; it was often elaborately charted, with a wealth of fictitious detail.

Rapidly retreating south with the Despensers, Edward failed to grip the situation, with the result that Isabella found herself and her household cut off from the south by the Scottish army, with the coastline patrolled by Flemish naval forces allied to the Scots.

On the south it ends abruptly at the Mediterraenan, forming a broken and abrupt coastline.

The coastline is deeply indented ; two prominent features are the natural harbor at Antsiranana ( Diégo Suarez ), just south of the Cap d ' Ambre ( Tanjon ' i Bobaomby ), and the large island of Nosy-Be to the West limits the potential of a port at Antsiranana by impeding the flow of traffic from other parts of the island.

Syldavia has a small coastline and two known towns on it: Douma, the seaplane service harbour, and Dbrnouk, whose name might be inspired by Croatian city of Dubrovnik, although the fisherman on the brochure's photo, described as its inhabitant, is certainly Muslim typical for south Montenegrin ( Ulcinj ) and Albanian coast.

With a 430-kilometre Atlantic coastline on the northeast, Guyana is bounded by Venezuela on the west, Brazil on the west and south, and Suriname on the east.

Dugongs are found in warm coastal waters from the western Pacific Ocean to the eastern coast of Africa, along an estimated of coastline between 26 ° and 27 ° degrees to the north and south of the equator.

The city of Charleston is located just south of the midpoint of South Carolina's coastline, at the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper rivers, which flow together into the Atlantic Ocean.

Farther south, the Southern Namib Desert stretches south from Namibia along the Atlantic coastline.

The spectacular upsurge in pleasure boating is markedly evident, expectedly, in the areas where boats have always been found: the natural lakes, rivers, and along the nation's coastline.

The length of coast-line is and the absence of deep indentations of the shore is shown by the fact that Europe, which covers only, has a coastline of.

The ACT retains a small area of territory on the coast on the Beecroft Peninsula, consisting of a strip of coastline around the northern headland of Jervis Bay ( not to be confused with the Jervis Bay Territory, which is on the southern headland of the Bay ).

His western coastline is so distorted, however, that it is impossible to say where Adjacium was ; certainly, he would have known its name and location if he had had any first-hand knowledge of the island and if in fact it was there.

The country has only of coastline, around the town of Neum in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, although surrounded by Croatian peninsulas it is possible to get to the middle of the Adriatic from Neum.

There is 80 km of coastline.

Four other ships sit along the coastline, one on fire while a large ship and a small ship are grounded on a shoal which is surmounted by a burning fort.

A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean.

The tidal range is influenced by the size and shape of the coastline.

Sediment deposited by waves comes from eroded cliff faces and is moved along the coastline by the waves.

Sediment deposited by rivers is the dominant influence on the amount of sediment located on a coastline.

According to one principle of classification, an emergent coastline is a coastline which has experienced a fall in sea level, because of either a global sea level change, or local uplift.

In contrast, a submergent coastline is one where the sea level has risen, due to a global sea level change, local subsidence, or isostatic rebound.

According to a second principle of classification, a concordant coastline is a coastline where bands of different rock types run parallel to the shore.

* A graded shoreline is one where wind and water action has produced a flat and straight coastline.

This was the beginning of the coastline problem, which is how to arrive at an estimate of a boundary that is infinite.

The result most astounding to Richardson is that, under certain circumstances, as ℓ approaches zero, the length of the coastline approaches infinity.

A coastline is perceived as bays alternating with promontories.

In the hypothetical situation that a given coastline has this property of self-similarity, then no matter how greatly any one small section of coastline is magnified, a similar pattern of smaller bays and promontories superimposed on larger bays and promontories appears, right down to the grains of sand.

The famous striped bass feed along the coastline in the early spring when the water temperature reaches approximately 45 degree, begin to leave when the water gets warm enough for the bluefish, and returns when the water cools down in the fall.

It is famous for its fjord-indented coastline and its mountains, ski resorts, lakes and woods.

Kovalam has three beaches separated by rocky outcroppings in its 17 km coastline, the three together form the famous crescent of the Kovalam beach

The suburb is also famous for its coastline, with promenades along Carter Road, Bandstand and Reclamation.

Amakusa-machi is famous for its scenic coastline along the Amakusa-nada sea, including a natural, white sandy beach in Takahama called Shiratsuru-hama 白鶴浜 and beautiful, strange rock formations in the bay Myoken-ura 妙見浦.

17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California, much of which hugs the Pacific coastline and passes famous golf courses and mansions.

In 1899, he joined E. H. Harriman on his famous Harriman Alaska Expedition of the Alaska coastline, where he was accompanied by John Muir and a number of other naturalists and scientists, for an extended study of Alaska's coastline flora and fauna.

The Pertuis d ' Antioche owes its name to the similarity of the contour of its coastline with that of the Mediterranean sea's north-eastern area between Cyprus, Syria and Turkey, which harbours the famous ancient city of Antioch at its center.

The coastline includes famous beaches, including the Pendine Sands and Cefn Sidan sands, and is partially covered by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

In 1899, he accompanied E. H. Harriman on his famous exploration of the Alaska coastline, the Harriman Alaska Expedition.

The coastline between Motueka and Marahau has been dubbed the Riviera of the South Island after the famous French Riviera.

The area is famous for its picturesque coastline, incorporating rugged sea cliffs, pristine golden beaches surrounded by rolling hills and countryside, which stays velvety green year-round.

Rally New Zealand is famous for its fast flowing gravel roads which carry the competitors through forests and alongside the impressive New Zealand coastline.

Prince's is immediately adjacent to the more famous Royal St George's golf club, and both clubs lie on the same stretch of coastline as nearby Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club.

All events, with the exception of the women's Billabong Pro Maui, are staged on the North Shore of Oahu-a coastline world famous in surfing terms for its clockwork winter swells that reach 50 feet in height.

As it is the case for İzmir's entire coastline, Karşıyaka benefits on a daily basis from the famous north-west wind called " imbat ", because of which ships in the Gulf of İzmir will always be anchored in a northwest-southeast position, and which cools the city during summer days.

The coastline of San Jose or otherwise called also as Hambil Island and officially as Carabao Island is found at the southern-most tip of Romblon, strategically located between the famous island-resort of Boracay and Tablas Island.

One will find in the island's irregular coastline white sugar-like refined beaches at par with the world famous Boracay beaches and is now fast becoming as an alternative tourist destination in the country.

During the months of July and August, its population increases to over 10, 000 due an influx of tourists that come to visit Medulin, famous for its camping sites and its coastline.

Navigating outside the bay, the San Quintin Pacific Ocean coastline offers world class sport fishing to anglers who come from points world wide to experience the famous tuna fishing season each year.

In 903, he led a famous naval campaign against the southwestern coastline of Hubaekje, while Gyeon Hwon was at war against Silla.

* Payyambalam Beach is a famous Kannur beach with an unbroken coastline of a few kilometres.

It is famous for its coastline, wildlife and fishing and waves and wind.