1.   Caught between the Mississippi and the long shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain, this low-lying city has long depended on levees and luck.

2.   This region of mountain and plain, of long shorelines on both the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas, is celebrated in glossy travel magazines.

3.   The long shoreline allows them enough time to flee back to their boats before they can be caught, it said.

4.   They say the UAE suffers more than other Gulf states given its long shoreline, lax laws, and proximity to Iran and other Asian nations.