examples of shorelines![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Shoreline: strip of land where the sea meets the land.
shore cliff ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Steep rock-faced shoreline shaped by the sea.
fjords ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Deep glacial valleys filled with seawater and cutting into the shoreline.
barrier beach ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Usually narrow ridge of sand or pebbles bordering the shoreline.
delta ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Section of the coastline where sediment builds up at the mouth of a river, divided into several arms.
atoll ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Ring-shaped coral-reef island enclosing a lagoon and often a central island.
lagoon ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Shallow expanse of water separated from the sea by a coral reef.
rias ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Coastal valleys that are filled by the sea and get shallower inland.