Editing Geography of the United Kingdom (section)

===Coastline===
{{Main|Coastline of the United Kingdom}}
[[File:United Kingdom maritime claims.png|300px|right|thumb|United Kingdom maritime claims]]
The UK has a [[coastline]] which measures about {{convert|12429|km|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs|title=Factsheet Marine Conservation Zones|url=http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/documents/interim2/mcz-factsheet-why.pdf|year=2009|website=defra.gov.uk|publisher=DEFRA|access-date=21 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423042806/http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/documents/interim2/mcz-factsheet-why.pdf|archive-date=23 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The heavy indentation of the coastline helps to ensure that no location is more than {{convert|125|km|abbr=on}} from tidal waters.

The UK claims jurisdiction over the [[continental shelf]], as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries, an exclusive fishing zone of {{convert|200|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on|lk=in}}, and territorial sea of {{convert|12|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on}}.

The UK has an [[Exclusive economic zone of the United Kingdom|Exclusive Economic Zone]] of {{convert|773676|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} in [[Europe]]. However, if all crown dependencies and overseas territories are included then the total EEZ is {{convert|6805586|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} which is the 5th largest in the world.

====Inlets====
*[[Cardigan Bay]]
*[[Lyme Bay]]
*[[Bristol Channel]]
*[[Thames Estuary]]
*[[Morecambe Bay]]
*[[Solway Firth]]
*[[The Wash]]
*[[Humber Estuary]]
*[[Firth of Forth]]
*[[Firth of Tay]]
*[[Moray Firth]]
*[[Firth of Clyde]]
*[[Firth of Lorn]]

====Headlands====
The geology of the United Kingdom is such that there are many headlands along its coast. A [[list of headlands of the United Kingdom]] details many of them.