#coast

• Armeria maritima — Scientific name for a popular species of perennial herbaceous plant in the Plumbaginaceae family, commonly known as thrift, sea thrift, or sea pink. This highly salinity-tolerant structural plant is native to maritime coasts across the Northern Hemisphere, forming compact grass-like tufts with erect stems bearing pink, white, or purple globose inflorescences, widely used as a border and rock garden ornamental.
• Armorica — Ancient historical and geographical name used during the Gallo-Roman period to designate the coastal region of Gaul between the Loire and Seine rivers, directly including modern Brittany. The name originates from Gallic meaning 'the place by the sea'.
• Ashanti — A member of an important ethnic group in West Africa, part of the Akan confederation, historically and culturally located in the central region of modern Ghana. In an adjectival and structural sense, the term describes the language, artistic traditions, religious beliefs, and the famous pre-colonial Ashanti Empire, historically recognized for its advanced military organization, gold wealth, and the sacred Golden Stool.
• Assos — An ancient Greek city situated in the historical region of Troad (currently located in the village of Behramkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey) on the Aegean coast; philosophically renowned as the place where Aristotle lived, taught, and led a school of philosophy for three years (between 347 and 344 BC), the site currently houses remarkable archaeological remnants, including the Doric temple of Athena and spectacular ancient fortified walls.
• Astelia banksii — The scientific name of a perennial herbaceous plant species in the Asteliaceae family, endemic to the coastal areas and cliffs of the North Island of New Zealand; popularly known as wharawhara, it is characterized by dense clumps of long, leathery, sword-shaped leaves covered with protective silvery hairs, producing small, globose purple or black berries that serve as food for local wildlife.
• Asteriscus maritimus — The scientific name of the gold coin aster (or sea daisy, recently reclassified as Pallenis maritima), a low-growing, mat-forming perennial plant in the Artsaceae family, native to the Mediterranean region; it is widely cultivated as an ornamental groundcover due to its bright golden-yellow flowers and outstanding resistance to salinity, maritime winds, and extreme drought.
• Foreshore — A sector or strip of the coastal zone located at the boundary between land and sea, extending between the high-water mark during high tide (flood) and the low-water mark during low tide (ebb); the active swash zone. In an extended geological sense, the term can also describe a shallow submerged sandbar extending from the beach face toward the open sea, where incoming waves break continuously.
• Backshore — The part of the beach lying between the berm crest and the coastline, cliff, or sand dunes, located above the mean high-water line of normal tides. This structural sector is submerged exclusively during exceptional storms or extraordinary spring tides, being characterized by dry sand accumulations and specific salinity-resistant coastal vegetation.