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Having a launch site inland is asking for trouble if anything goes wrong. Nobody likes having rocket stages dropped on their head. That's why launch sites tend to be on the coast. On top of that, a rocket launch requires a lot of logistics. That means you'd have to lug a lot of stuff up a mountain and build all the infrastructure to do it, like roads. That would make the launches way more expensive. A rocket launch is a major industrial undertaking so having the necessary infrastructure at hand is a huge advantage.
That's why I set up all my launch sites on the West Coast of countries!