The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between 1987 and 2007 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph provided illustrates the amount of international tourists to European coast, mountains, and lakes from the year of 1987 to 2007.

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, it can clearly be seen that the proportion of

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to these areas rose throughout the years with the exception of lakes.

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, coast had the highest number with a relatively stable increase. In terms of tourist attraction with the highest popularity, coast had been leading since 1987. Starting from 40

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visitors

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per year, the number experienced a slight decrease by around 5

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in 1992.

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, in the following years, it witnessed a significant climb eventually reached its peak at around 75

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visitors

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at the end

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of the period. Regarding other areas with lower level

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, in the beginning of the period, mountains placed second in terms of pupularity with 20

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visitors

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. The amount of it gradually escalated following the next 20 years to around 25

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in 2007. Lakes

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started with the lowest rate of

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, which was 10

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in 1987. Yet despite of

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, their proportion surpassed mountains in 1997 by 10

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.

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, it saw a wild jump to approximately 75

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. Unfortunately, it drastically plummeted to precisely 40

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at the end

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of 2007.