The coastline formed by the submergence of mountain ridges running parallel to the coast is known as ________

A Dalmation coast
B Ria coast
C Fiord coast
D Haff coast

Correct Answer: Dalmation coast

The coastline formed by the submergence of mountain ridges running parallel to the coast is known as Dalmation coast. Dalmatia's name is derived from the name of an Illyrian tribe called the Dalmatae who lived in the area of the eastern Adriatic coast in the 1st millennium BC.
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