| Much of the coastal lowlands have been cleared for agriculture, grazing and logging, which have reduced the forests considerably. |
| It mainly served local industries and tourism as a connection between the capital city and a coastal region. |
| The coastal regions have mild winters and warm and generally dry summers, although lowland valleys can be quite hot in summer. |
| Cardiganshire, the northernmost part of Dyfed, has a narrow coastal strip and the Cambrian Mountains cover much of the east of the county. |
| Early on its coastal areas were settled by Phoenicians who founded Western Europe's most ancient cities Cadiz and Malaga. |
| Metropolitan France includes various coastal islands, of which the largest is Corsica. |
