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Marine Geology & Geophysics

Shoreline / Coastline Data

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Coastlines

GSHHS - A Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Shoreline Database
NOAA's Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline via FTP
NOAA Shoreline Data via the National Geodetic Survey Explorer (shapefiles/maps)
Coastal Relief Model at NGDC

Coastline Extractors

Download desktop extractor (with updated coastlines)
Online extractor (available coastlines > 10 yrs old)


Related NOAA Sites: NOAA Shoreline Website, NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer, NOAA Historical Shoreline Viewer.

Related External Site: NGA Prototype Global Shoreline Data