word | | Terrain |
| coast | France | ... other islands are volcanic in origin Martinique: mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano Mayotte: generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks Reunion: mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast |
| coast | Greenland | flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast |
| coast | Iceland | mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords |
| coast | Ireland | mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast |
| coast | Jersey | gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast |
| coast | Morocco | northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains |
| coast | Namibia | mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east |
| coast | Niue | steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau |
| coast | Puerto Rico | mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas |
| coast | Svalbard | wild, rugged mountains; much of high land ice covered; west coast clear of ice about one-half of the year; fjords along west and north coasts |
| coast | Tanzania | plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south |
| coastal | Algeria | mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
| coastal | American Samoa | five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island) |
| coastal | Angola | narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau |
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