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A country's Pacific coast is the part of its coast
Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
 facing the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
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A country's Pacific coast is the part of its coast
Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
 facing the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
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Geography


The Americas

Countries on the western side of the Americas have a Pacific coast as their western border.

North America
  • Pacific Northwest
    Pacific Northwest

    The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America . There are several partially overlapping definitions but the term Pacific Northwest should not be confused with the Northwest Territory or the Northwest Territories of Canada....
  • West Coast of the United States
    West Coast of the United States

    The "West Coast", "Western Seaboard", or "Pacific Coastline" are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. It most often comprises California, Oregon and Washington....
    • Alaska Panhandle
      Alaska Panhandle

      The Alaska Panhandle, sometimes referred to as Southeast Alaska, is the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska, which lies just west of the northern half of the Provinces and territories of Canada of British Columbia....
    • South Central Alaska
      South Central Alaska

      Southcentral Alaska consists of the portion of the U.S. state of Alaska from the shorelines and uplands of the Gulf of Alaska. Most of the population of the state lives in this region, concentrated in and around the city of Anchorage, Alaska....
    • Oregon Coast
      Oregon Coast

      The Oregon Coast is the regional name for all coast for the Oregon. The Oregon Coast forms the western border of the state. It stretches approximately 362 miles from the Columbia River in the north to the Oregon?California state border in the south....
  • British Columbia Coast
    British Columbia Coast

    The British Columbia Coast is Canada's western continental coastlines.In a sense excluding the urban Lower Mainland area adjacent to the Canada ? United States border, which is considered "The Coast," the British Columbia Coast refers to one of British Columbia's three main regions, the others being the Lower Mainland and British Columbia...
    • Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
      Sunshine Coast, British Columbia

      The Sunshine Coast is a region of the southern British Columbia Coast of British Columbia, on the eastern shore of the Strait of Georgia, and just northwest of Vancouver....


Central America
  • Geography of Mexico
    Geography of Mexico

    The geography of Mexico entails the physical geography and human geography of Mexico, a country situated in the Americas. Comprising much of southern North America or of Middle America , Mexico is bounded to the north by the United States , to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Gulf of Mexico, and to the southeast by...
  • Geography of Guatemala
    Geography of Guatemala

    Guatemala is mountainous, except for the south coastal area and the northern vast lowlands of Pet?n department. Two mountain chains enter Guatemala from west to east, dividing the country into three major regions: the Guatemalan Highlands, where the mountains are located; the Pacific coast, south of the mountains; and the El Pet?n, north of...
  • Geography of El Salvador
    Geography of El Salvador

    The geography of El Salvador is unique among the nations of Central America. The country borders the Pacific Ocean to the south and southwest, with Guatemala to the north-northwest and Honduras to the north-northeast....
  • Geography of Honduras
    Geography of Honduras

    Honduras is a country situated in Central America. Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. Guatemala lies to the west, Nicaragua to the south east and El Salvador to the south west....
  • Geography of Nicaragua
    Geography of Nicaragua

    Nicaragua is a country in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras....
  • Geography of Costa Rica
    Geography of Costa Rica

    Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10? north of the Equator and 84? west of the Prime Meridian. It borders both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean , with a total of 1,290 km of coastline ....
  • Geography of Panama
    Geography of Panama

    Panama is a country located in north America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. Panama is located on the narrow and low Isthmus of Panama....


South America
  • Geography of Ecuador
    Geography of Ecuador

    Ecuador is a country in western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, for which the country is named.Ecuador encompasses a wide range of natural formations and climates, from the desert-like southern coast to the snowcapped peaks of the Andes mountain range to the plains of the Amazon Basin....
  • Geography of Chile
    Geography of Chile

    Image:Chilenav.gif|thumb|417px|left|Click over the map to obtain a topographic map of the region and its toponymyrect 23 14 119 35 rect 23 35 119 44 ...
  • Geography of Peru
    Geography of Peru

    Peru is a country in South America facing the Pacific Ocean.Area:land:1.28 million km?water:5,220 km?Maritime claims:...
  • Geography of Colombia
    Geography of Colombia

    The geography of Colombia is characterized by containing five main natural regions that present their own unique characteristics, from the Andes region shared with Ecuador and Venezuela; the Pacific Ocean Pacific Coast region shared with Panama and Ecuador; the Caribbean Sea coastal region shared with Venezuela and Panama; the Llanos sha...


Asia


See also

  • Pacific Coast Highway (California
    California

    California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
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