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 Greece
