Pacific coast may be used to reference anycoastline that borders thePacific Ocean.
Countries on the western side ofNorth America have a Pacific coast as their western or south-western border. One of the notable exceptions isPanama, where the Pacific coast is primarily on its southern border. The first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean were able to do so by crossing the narrowIsthmus of Panama. The unique position of Panama in relation to the Pacific Ocean resulted in the ocean initially being named the South Sea.
Only four countries inSouth America have a Pacific coast as a part (or all) of their border.
Countries and territories on theeastern,north-eastern, andsouth-eastern sides ofAsia have a Pacific coast as a part (or all) of their border.
Australia's Pacific coast is on its eastern border. Except theAshmore and Cartier Islands and theAustralian Indian Ocean Territories, all theother countries and territories inOceania have their entire border surrounded by thePacific Ocean.
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