But ice sheets along the warmer coastal fringes of Antarctica are more vulnerable to melting.

Land along the coastal fringe tends to receive higher rainfall than the interior water catchment areas, which are often in rainshadow.

The only habitable land is a narrow coastal fringe shaded by coconut palms.

A coconut belt had grown up along the south-western coastal fringe during the late eighteenth century.

French authorities decided not to use dispersants in sensitive areas or the coastal fringe where water depth was less than 50 metres.

The plant is most commonly found growing along watercourses or coastal fringes and dune systems.

Spectacular view of the mountainous coastal fringe on the road east of Dili.

Most species occur along the coastal fringes of the lake at depths of less than 3 metres.

The cultural and commercial heart of the city is the narrow coastal fringe at the base of the steep encircling hills.

Nightcliff has arguably become one of Darwin's most popular suburbs, as it is mostly situated directly on the coastal fringe.