GSHHG Shorelines
University of Hawaiʻi SOEST / NOAA
- License
- Share-alike
- Commercial
- Yes
- Format
- Shapefile, NetCDF
- Coverage
- Global, 5 resolutions
- Last updated
- Added to findgis 27 Oct 2026
Global self-consistent hierarchical shorelines, rivers and borders at five resolutions.
Source and attribution
- Publisher
- University of Hawaiʻi SOEST / NOAA
- License
- Share-alike
- Commercial use
- Yes
- Attribution required
- See publisher
- Modification allowed
- See publisher
- Redistribution allowed
- See publisher
- Share-alike
- Yes
- Region
- Global
- Type
- Vector
- Extent
- -180-9018090West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.
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