| Alaska |
a state of the United States on the northwestern coast of North America. Its capital is Juneau. (abbreviated: AK) |
| Andes |
a high mountain range that stretches along the entire west coast of South America. |
| Andes Mountains |
a mountain range that extends the length of the western coast of South America. |
| Angola |
a country on the western coast of Africa. Luanda is the capital of Angola. |
| Bahrain |
an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia. The capital of Bahrain is Manama. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bangladesh |
Bangladesh is a country in Asia. Its neighbors are India and Burma, and it is on the coast of the Indian Ocean. People in Bangladesh speak the Bengali language like many of the people in the northern part of India. The great Brahmaputra River flows through Bangladesh. Sometimes Bangladesh has powerful storms, and the river floods the land around it. |
| Benin |
a country on the west central coast of Africa between the countries of Togo and Nigeria. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo. |
| bluefish |
a fish that lives in mild Atlantic waters of the North and South American coast. Bluefish are blue and are caught for sport or food. |
| Bombay |
the former name of a capital city of a state in India, on the west central coast. Bombay is now called Mumbai. |
| Britain |
the main island of the United Kingdom, located off the northwest coast of France and occupied by England, Scotland, and Wales; Great Britain. |
| British Columbia |
a province in Canada on the Pacific coast. Its capital is Victoria. |
| Brunei |
a country on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Brunei shares this island with its neighbor, Malaysia, and with Indonesia. The capital of Brunei is Bandar Seri Begawan. |
| Burma |
Burma is a country in Asia that is now called Myanmar. Myanmar is next to India, China, and Thailand. It is also on the coast of the Indian Ocean. About half of Myanmar is covered with forests. Some of the forests are jungles. Myanmar is home to animals such as elephants, buffaloes, rhinoceroses, crocodiles, lizards, and snakes. |
| Cal.2 |
an abbreviation of "California," a U.S. state on the west coast. |
| Calcutta |
the capital city of a state in India. Calcutta is on the eastern coast. |
| California |
a state in the western United States on the Pacific Coast. Its capital is Sacramento. (abbreviated: CA) |
| Cambodia |
Cambodia is a country in Asia. It lies between the countries of Thailand and Vietnam. Part of Cambodia lies along a sea coast. Many people come to Cambodia to see its ancient temples and to relax on its beaches. People in Cambodia speak a language called Khmer. |
| Cameroon |
Cameroon is a country in Africa. It is next to Nigeria and the Central African Republic. It also lies along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Cameroon has many kinds of climate and land. It has deserts, plains, mountains, beaches, and rainforests. |
| Cape Verde |
an African country that is made up of a group of Atlantic islands just west of the Senegal coast. The capital of Cape Verde is Praia. |
| Chile |
Chile is a long and narrow country in South America. Chile's neighbors are Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. It lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Chile has a chain of mountains on its east side and a desert in the north. Chile is famous for its grapes and its wines. Chile is home to penguins and many other kinds of birds. |
| coast |
A coast is land that forms a line next to an ocean. Houses and other buildings can be located on a coast. [3 definitions] |