What is it called where the sand meets the ocean?

Beach. The beach (or shore) zone of unconsolidated material that extends from the mean low water line to the place where there is a marked change in material or physiographic form (e.g. dunefoot), or to the line of permanent vegetation (the effective limit of storm waves and storm surge), i.e. to the coastline.



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The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline.

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Important parts of the beach include:
  • the foreshore - the area most influenced by the high and low water marks and breaking waves.
  • the backshore - submerged only during the highest tides and severest storms.
  • the berm – the high point on the beach; the backshore-foreshore boundary. It changes seasonally.


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