emergent coastline; emerged shoreline
Technical term in geography/geology for a coastline that has been exposed by a relative fall in sea level or uplift of the land. Contrasts with 沈水海岸 (submergent coastline).
See also: 沈水海岸
On emergent coastlines, marine terraces and uplifted wave-cut platforms can be seen.
沈水海岸 is a submergent coastline formed by rising sea levels or land subsidence, the opposite of 離水海岸.
Compound of 離水 (rising from the water) and 海岸 (coast). The term is a modern technical coinage.