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[[Image:Belize over the water.JPG|thumb|150px|Developed shoreline of [[San Pedro Town|San Pedro]], [[Belize]].]]
[[Image:Flussufer.jpg|thumb|150px|Shore of [[Dürnstein]]]]
A '''shore''' or '''shoreline''' is the fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an [[ocean]], [[sea]], or [[lake]].
Shores are influenced by the [[topography]] of the surrounding landscape, as well as by water induced [[erosion]], such as [[ocean surface wave|waves]]. The [[geology|geological]] composition of rock and [[soil]] dictates the type of shore which is created. Although a [[beach]] is a [[synonym]] for a shore, the term typically refers to shores which are [[sand]]y or [[pebble|pebbly]], which can be produced by erosion of [[sedimentary]] soils.
A strict definition is the strip of land along a water body that is alternately exposed and covered by waves and tides. Shores may also include a strip of land by a body of water, such as a lake.
==See also==
*[[Ballantine Scale]]
* [[Coast]]
*[[Littoral zone]] - the area covered by the tides.
[[Category:Landforms]]
[[Category:Coastal geography]]
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