What geographic feature contributed most to the settlement of colonies along the alantic coast?

The  good  deep natural  habour  is  the   geographic   feature  that  contributed  most  to  the  settlement  of  colonies  along  the  Alantic  coast.  These  contributed  to  the  growth  of  colonial  trade  since  waterways   was  commonly  used  as  a  mean  of  transport  for  trade  goods