@jann There's a million GIS systems for different purposes, so generally the answer to "is there a thing" is "yes", the question is which one makes sense for the application :)
OSM standardizes on the coastline being mean high water springs, an average springtime high-tide mark over the last 19 years. That's such a specific definition that I assume it's a somewhat widely accepted definition in cartography, but idk.
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