Submergent coastline

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In earth science a submergent coastline is a coastline which has experienced a rise in sea level, either due to a global sea level change, or local subsidence. Submergent coastlines are identifiable by their submerged, or "drowned" landforms, such as rias (drowned valleys) and fjords.

Examples of submergent coastlines include:

• the Baltic coastline
• the eastern United States around Chesapeake Bay
• southern England
• the coastline of Norway
• the coastline of Croatia
• the coastline of GreeceTemplate:Geol-stub