Top 10 Countries with longest Coastline in the World

The Coastline is an area where land meets the Sea or Ocean or a line that forms the boundary between the land and the Sea or Ocean. In this article, we are giving the list of top 10 Countries with longest Coastline in the World along with their length of coastline in kilometres and in miles is drafted on the basis of the report given by the CIA World Fact Book.

Oct 25, 2018, 17:31 IST
Top 10 Countries with longest Coastline in the World
Top 10 Countries with longest Coastline in the World

The Coastline is an area where land meets the Sea or Ocean or a line that forms the boundary between the land and the Sea or Ocean. In other words, it is narrow strip of land that borders the sea along a continent or an island, is an ideal place to see a constantly-changing landscape.

Top 10 Countries with longest Coastline in the World

The list of top 10 Countries with longest Coastline in the World along with their length of coastline in kilometres and in miles is drafted on the basis of the report given by the CIA World Fact Book are given below:  

10. New Zealand 

Coastline (Kilometres): 15,134

Coastline (Miles): 9,404

9. Antarctica      

Coastline (Kilometres): 17,968

Coastline (Miles): 11,165

8. United States of America

Coastline (Kilometres): 19,924

Coastline (Miles): 12,380

7. Australia         

Coastline (Kilometres): 25,760

Coastline (Miles): 16,007

6. Japan    

Coastline (Kilometres): 29,751

Coastline (Miles): 18,486

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5. Philippines     

Coastline (Kilometres): 36,289

Coastline (Miles): 22,549

4. Russia   

Coastline (Kilometres): 37,653

Coastline (Miles): 23,396

3. Indonesia        

Coastline (Kilometres): 54,720

Coastline (Miles): 33,939

2. Norway  

Coastline (Kilometres): 58,133

Coastline (Miles): 36,122

1. Canada  

Coastline (Kilometres): 202,080

Coastline (Miles): 125,567

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Top 10 Countries with longest Coastline in the World

Name of Countries

Description

1. Canada

Coastline (Kilometres): 202,080

Coastline (Miles): 125,567

2. Norway

Coastline (Kilometres): 58,133

Coastline (Miles): 36,122

3. Indonesia

Coastline (Kilometres): 54,720

Coastline (Miles): 33,939

4. Russia

Coastline (Kilometres): 37,653

Coastline (Miles): 23,396

5. Philippines

Coastline (Kilometres): 36,289

Coastline (Miles): 22,549

6. Japan

Coastline (Kilometres): 29,751

Coastline (Miles): 18,486

7. Australia

Coastline (Kilometres): 25,760

Coastline (Miles): 16,007

8. United States

Coastline (Kilometres): 19,924

Coastline (Miles): 12,380

9. Antarctica

Coastline (Kilometres): 17,968

Coastline (Miles): 11,165

10. New Zealand

Coastline (Kilometres): 15,134

Coastline (Miles): 9,404

Above list of top 10 Countries with the longest total coastlines in the world has great cultural, military, and economic importance for each of them.

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