### Question
Can you define what coastal plain means?


### Answer
**Coastal plain** is defined as the following in *16 U.S.C. § 3142*:

> that area identified as such in the map entitled "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge", dated August 1980

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3142*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 51-ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION > SUBCHAPTER III-FEDERAL NORTH SLOPE LANDS STUDIES, OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM AND MINERAL ASSESSMENTS**

