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Hydrology & Coastlines

GSHHG Global Coastlines

GSHHG is a widely trusted high-resolution shoreline database that provides global coastlines, rivers, and political borders for GIS basemaps and environmental analysis.

Format Shapefile / NetCDF / WKT
Coverage Global
Resolution Full resolution to crude
License Public domain
Update Periodic releases
Download source Open official source

Format

Shapefile / NetCDF / WKT

Geometry

Lines / polygons

Coverage

Global

Resolution

Full resolution to crude

About this dataset

A high-resolution shoreline database with coastlines, rivers, and political borders derived from public domain sources.

Download the GSHHG (Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Geography Database) for coastlines, rivers, and borders in GIS-ready formats.

Coastline basemaps River network analysis Political boundary context

How to download

  1. 1 Open the GSHHG download page.
  2. 2 Choose the resolution level (full, high, intermediate, low, or crude).
  3. 3 Download the binary or shapefile package for the desired region or global coverage.
  4. 4 Extract and inspect the coastline, river, or border layers locally.

GSHHG download page

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FAQ

What resolution levels does GSHHG offer?

GSHHG provides five resolution levels from crude (lowest detail) to full resolution (highest detail), letting you balance detail against file size.

Is GSHHG compatible with QGIS?

Yes. The shapefile packages import directly into QGIS, GDAL, and most other GIS software.