Pacific coast

Cape Meares in Oregon ( USA )

The Pacific coast is the coast tangent to the Pacific Ocean .

geography

America

In America, the Pacific coast is the west coast.

• North America
  • Alaska Panhandle (USA)
  • West coast of the United States of America
    

    View of the Pacific from a beach west of Forks , Washington
  • Pacific Northwest
  • Sunshine Coast (Canada)
  • Oregon Coast (USA)
  • California Coast (USA)
    • Malibu , famous seaside resort and meeting place for the rich and famous (USA)
  • Mexico
    • Baja California
    • Acapulco (Mexico), famous coastal city with high cliffs
• South America
  • Tierra del Fuego (Chile)
  • Atacama Desert

Acapulco ( Mexico )

See also : Pacific Coast Highway in California

Asia

East Asia borders the Pacific; see also Northwest Pacific .

Australia and New Zealand

Settlement of Australia is mainly concentrated on the fertile eastern coast of the Pacific, e.g. B. Sydney and Brisbane and Great Barrier Reef . Tourism is a major economic factor in this region, e.g. B. Surfing, diving, fishing and swimming.

In New Zealand , the east coast borders the Pacific. The North Island has two large bays ( Bay of Plenty and Hawke Bay ). The South Island has a long, straight coastline that is bounded by two peninsulas ( Banks Peninsula and Otago Peninsula ). As in Australia, this region is a tourist destination for its surfing, fishing and whale watching opportunities, among other things. The article Sunshine Coast (Queensland) describes the region on the coast of the Australian state of Queensland .

geology

The following large mountains can be found on the Pacific coast: The Rocky Mountains in North America, the Andes ( Cordillera de la Costa in South America), New Zealand Alps , Australian Alps , Owen Stanley Mountains ( Papua New Guinea ) as well as the mountains of Japan and the Korjaken Mountains in Russian Far East .

States

Countries bordering the Pacific and its marginal seas are:

America

Chile , Costa Rica , Ecuador , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Colombia , Mexico , Nicaragua , Panama , Peru , USA , Canada .

Asia

Brunei , China , Indonesia , Japan , Cambodia , Malaysia , North Korea , Philippines , Russia , Singapore , South Korea , Taiwan , Thailand , Vietnam ,

Polynesia

Australia , Fiji , Kiribati , Marshall Islands , Micronesia , Nauru , New Zealand , Palau , Papua New Guinea , Tuvalu , Solomon Islands , Samoa , Tonga , Vanuatu

zoology

The Pacific coast is the habitat of the following animals and animal species:

• Seals
• Whales
• coral
• Seagulls