The Heinz Center's State of the Nation's Ecosystems
ecosystem: Coasts and Oceans
indicator Name: Shoreline Types
page # in printed report: 70
location on page: upper
data source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Coverage: data currently available only for the Pacific Northwest (excluding Alaska), Southern California, and the South Atlantic regions
notes: please see technical notes for further details on accessing these data from their original source; this data table comes from a specific graphic in The State of the Nation's Ecosystems report (www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems)

units:thousand shoreline miles
  2000 Future
Steep sand, rock, clay 2.917179293  
Mud or sand flats 2.763928324  
Beaches 6.055506654  
Wetlands, mangroves, etc. 23.97099376  
Armored (bulkheads or riprap) 3.979279578