Progress Report on Landform Classification on the South China Coast

Abstract

The most significant physical features along the coast of the South China Sea may be broadly classified in terms of tropical coastal landforms. This coast, regionally noted as a special type of mountainous coast with its own distinctive geological structure, is called the "Mountain Coast of the South China Type," or more simply the "South China Coast." Its distribution spreads up to the Shandong and Lianing Peninsula. This type of coast can also be found in Japan, Korea, and Southeastern Asia.