Several significant seamount ridges run parallel to the coast in this region.
The province is crossed by several ranges of moderate elevation that run roughly parallel to the coast.
A system of inland waterways running parallel to the coast provides Kochi with cheap transportation, encouraging trade.
Another railroad, parallel to the coast, does not extend to either the Togolese or the Nigerian border.
Roads run parallel to the coast and connect the settlements of Muaraaman, Curup, Bengkulu, Manna, and Bintuhan.
This region is in fact a northeastern continuation of the mountain ranges of Fujian, which run roughly parallel to the coast.
The Eastern Ghats are a series of discontinuous low ranges running generally northeast-southwest parallel to the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
The north south-trending Benorth south-trendingich are surmounted Bengkulu Mountains extinct volcanoes, run parallel to the coast and traverse the length of the province.
Storms following a path like Earl's, running roughly parallel to the coast, can threaten outcroppings like Cape Hatteras, N.C., where a mandatory evacuation was in place on Wednesday.
In central Vietnam the Annamese Cordillera runs parallel to the coast, with several peaks rising to elevations above 6,000 feet (1,800 metres).
In contrast, the waters deepen in the Norwegian Trench, an unusual depression that runs parallel to the coast of southern Norway from north of Bergen around to Oslo.
