Developed shoreline of San Pedro, Belize. San Pedro is a Town on the southern part of the Island of Ambergris Caye in the Belize District of the Nation of Belize Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America.

Shore of Dürnstein

A shore or shoreline is the fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. Dürnstein is a town in the Wachau in Krems-Land, Austria. It is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Lower Austria. An ocean (from Greek, ''Okeanos'' (Oceanus) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the Hydrosphere. This article is about the body of water For other uses see SEA and Seas. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the

Shores are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape, as well as by water induced erosion, such as waves. Topography ( topo-, "place" and graphia, "writing" is the study of Earth 's Surface features or those of Planets Erosion is the carrying away or displacement of solids ( Sediment, Soil, rock and other particles usually by the agents of currents such as wind Ocean surface waves are Surface waves that occur on the Free surface of the Ocean. The geological composition of rock and soil dictates the type of shore which is created. Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel Although a beach is a synonym for a shore, the term typically refers to shores which are sandy or pebbly, which can be produced by erosion of sedimentary soils. This article deals with the general meaning of the term "synonym" Sand is a naturally occurring Granular material composed of finely divided rock and Mineral particles A pebble is a clast of rock with a Particle size of 4 to 64 Millimeters based on the Krumbein phi scale of Sedimentology Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock types (the others being igneous and Metamorphic rock)

A strict definition is the strip of land along a water body that is alternately exposed and covered by waves and tides. Shores may also include a strip of land by a body of water, such as a lake.

See also

• Coast
• Littoral zone - the area covered by the tides. The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. Littoral refers to the coast of an ocean or sea or to the banks of a river lake or estuary