Coastal range
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A Coastal range is any range of mountains forming a coastline.
- North American examples are the coastal ranges of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, and California, called the Pacific Coast Ranges.
- Coastal range, also is a range of east Taiwan (海岸山脈).
- Cordillera de la coasta, a range in Chile.
They are often created by subduction of the nearby oceanic plate and typically contain active volcanoes. The inland side of a coastal range may be in a rain shadow.
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