Pacific coast may be used to reference any

coast A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...

line that borders the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...

Geography

Americas

North America

Countries on the western side of

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

have a Pacific coast as their western or south-western border. One of the notable exceptions is

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

, where the Pacific coast is primarily on its southern border. The first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean were able to do so by crossing the narrow

Isthmus of Panama The Isthmus of Panama, historically known as the Isthmus of Darien, is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North America, North and South America. The country of Panama is located on the i ...

. The unique position of Panama in relation to the Pacific Ocean resulted in the ocean initially being named the South Sea. * West Coast of Canada *

Geography of Costa Rica Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean. The a ...

* Geography of El Salvador * Geography of Guatemala *

Geography of Honduras Honduras is a country in Central America. Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. Guatemala lies to the west, Nicaragua south east and El Salvador to the south west. Honduras is the second largest Central American repu ...

Pacific Coast of Mexico The Pacific Coast of Mexico or West Coast of Mexico stretches along the coasts of western Mexico at the Pacific Ocean and its Gulf of California, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez). Geography Baja California peninsula On the western Baja Califor ...

* Geography of Nicaragua * Geography of Panama *

West Coast of the United States The West Coast of the United States, also known as the Pacific Coast and the Western Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. The term typically refers to the Contiguous United States, contig ...

** Geography of Alaska

South America

Only four countries in

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...

have a Pacific coast as a part (or all) of their border. * Geography of Chile *

Geography of Colombia The Republic of Colombia is situated largely in the north-west of South America, with some territories falling within the boundaries of Central America. It is bordered to the north-west by Panama; to the east by Brazil and Venezuela; to the sou ...

* Geography of Ecuador * Geography of Peru

Asia-Pacific

Asia

Countries and territories on the eastern,

north-eastern The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A '' compass rose'' is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—eac ...

, and south-eastern sides of

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

have a Pacific coast as a part (or all) of their border. * Geography of Brunei * Geography of Cambodia * Geography of China ** Geography of Hong Kong **

Geography of Macau __NOTOC__ Macau is a Special Administrative Region on the southern coast of China. It is located at the south of Guangdong Province, on the tip of the peninsula formed by the Zhujiang (Pearl River) estuary on the east and the Xijiang (West Ri ...

* Geography of East Timor *

Geography of Indonesia Indonesia is an archipelagic country located in Southeast Asia and Oceania, lying between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It is located in a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes connecting East Asia, South Asia and Ocean ...

* Geography of Japan * Geography of Malaysia *

Geography of North Korea North Korea is located in East Asia in the Northern half of Korea, partially on the Korean Peninsula. It borders three countries: People's Republic of China, China along the Amnok River, Yalu (Amnok) River, Russia along the Tumen River, and Sou ...

* Geography of the Philippines * * Geography of Singapore *

Geography of South Korea South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country that shares a land border with South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of ...

Geography of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The island of Taiwan, formerly known to Westerners as Formosa, has an area of and makes up 99% of the land under ROC control. It lies about across the Taiwan Strait ...

Geography of Thailand Thailand is in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a total size of which is the 50th largest in the world. The land border is long with Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. The nation's axial position influenced many aspects of T ...

* Geography of Vietnam

Oceania

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

's Pacific coast is on its eastern border. Except the

Ashmore and Cartier Islands The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands is an uninhabited Australian States and territories of Australia#External territories, external territory consisting of four low-lying tropical islands in two separate reefs (Ashmore and Cartier), ...

and the Australian Indian Ocean Territories, all the other countries and territories in

Oceania Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its co ...

have their entire border surrounded by the

. * Geography of American Samoa *

Geography of Australia The geography of Australia describes the systematic study of Australian sovereign territory, which, in a geographical sense, refers to the mainland Australia (also called continental Australia), the insular state of Tasmania and thousands of L ...

** Geography of the Coral Sea Islands ** Geography of Norfolk Island * Geography of Clipperton Island * Geography of the Cook Islands * Geography of Easter Island * Geography of Fiji * Geography of French Polynesia * Geography of Guam *

Geography of Hawaii Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

* Geography of Kiribati * Geography of the Marshall Islands * Geography of the Federated States of Micronesia * Geography of Nauru * Geography of New Caledonia * Geography of New Zealand ** Geography of Tokelau * Geography of Niue * Geography of the Northern Mariana Islands * Geography of Palau * Geography of Papua New Guinea ** Geography of Bougainville * Geography of the Pitcairn Islands * Geography of Samoa * Geography of Solomon Islands * Geography of Tonga *

Geography of Tuvalu The Pacific Ocean, Western Pacific archipelagic nation of Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is situated northeast of Australia and is approximately halfway between Australia and Hawaii. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Isla ...

* Geography of the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands ** Geography of Baker Island ** Geography of Howland Island ** Geography of Jarvis Island ** Geography of Johnston Atoll ** Geography of Kingman Reef ** Geography of Midway Atoll ** Geography of Palmyra Atoll ** Geography of Wake Island * Geography of Vanuatu * Geography of Wallis and Futuna

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