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This coverage was generalized from the cst63xsi, which is similar to coast63 without the small islands. The Abstract from the coast63 coverage is as follows: This is a first cut at a statewide 1:63,360 coastline. The entire coasline, however, is not 1:63.360; only where data was available as of January 1998. It is a mixture of sources ranging from the Department of Natural Resources, Land Records Information Section hydrography database to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Environmentally Sensitive Index coastline (no ESI attributes included) to the US Geologic Survey hydrography to US Forest Service (in Prince William Sound). Where the 1:63,360 data was unavailable the 1:250,000 coastline was used to fill in. This information does not include lakes or streams. All streams are cut off at the mouth with a straight line. |