| 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 |
|
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