List of beaches
This is a list of beaches of the world, sorted by country. A beach is a landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake, or river. It usually consists of loose particles, which are often composed of rock , such as sand , gravel , shingle , pebbles , or cobblestones . Beaches typically occur in areas along the coast where wave or current action deposits and reworks sediments. The particles comprising a beach are occasionally biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae .
A lifeguard tower at Miami Beach , the most popular beach in the world.[ 1]
Qargha Reservoir in Afghanistan
Baía Azul in Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
There are 365 beaches on Antigua.[ 2] The following are some of beaches in Antigua and Barbuda :[ 3]
Cocoa Point beach, Barbuda , 17°32′59″N 61°45′58″W / 17.54985°N 61.76615°W / 17.54985; -61.76615 (Cocoa Point beach ) [ 3]
Devil's Bridge beach, Saint Philip, Antigua and Barbuda , 17°06′00″N 61°41′00″W / 17.1°N 61.68333°W / 17.1; -61.68333 (Devil's Bridge beach ) [ 3]
Eden beach , near Five Islands , Antigua, 17°06′36″N 61°54′04″W / 17.11002553033083°N 61.90116117794223°W / 17.11002553033083; -61.90116117794223 (Eden Beach ) [ 4] [ 2]
Five Islands beach, Antigua
Galleon beach , 17°00′41″N 61°45′37″W / 17.0114435103927°N 61.76020144997577°W / 17.0114435103927; -61.76020144997577 (Galleon beach ) [ 4]
Half Moon Bay, SE coast, Antigua[ 2]
Jolly beach , Saint Mary , Antigua 17°04′10″N 61°53′23″W / 17.06952°N 61.88961°W / 17.06952; -61.88961 (Jolly beach ) [ 3] [ 2]
Little Ffryes Beach, Antigua[ 2]
Pigeon cliff beach, Barbuda , 17°38′40″N 61°44′49″W / 17.64446°N 61.74686°W / 17.64446; -61.74686 (Pigeon Cliff beach )
Pink sand beach , Barbuda , 17°35′32″N 61°49′26″W / 17.592323310577704°N 61.82401923374897°W / 17.592323310577704; -61.82401923374897 (Barbuda Pink sand beach ) [ 5]
Runaway Beach, Dickenson Bay , Runaway Bay, Antigua 17°08′43″N 61°51′32″W / 17.14538°N 61.85895°W / 17.14538; -61.85895 (Runaway Beach ) [ 6]
One of the beaches of Mar del Plata , Argentina during summer tourism season
Source: Argentina's Travel Guide — Beaches[ 7]
New South Wales
Hyams Beach in Jervis Bay , which features white sand.
Lady Robinsons Beach in Dolls Point , Sydney .
Surfers Paradise , Queensland.
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Nabran Beach in Azerbaijan
Cox's Bazar , Bangladesh , the longest beach in the world[ 9]
Ostend Beach in Belgium in 1895
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Almond Beach, Belize
Ipanema is one of the most famous beaches in the world.[ 10]
A panorama image of Sunny Beach, Bulgaria
Koh Rong Sanloem, Cambodia
Kribi beach, Cameroon
The Tarrafal beach
Far north
Near north
Central Chile
Southern Chile
Deep Water Bay Beach , Hong Kong
Tayrona National Natural Park , Colombia
A panoramic view of Las Baulas National Marine Park and Playa Grande, located 2 km from downtown Tamarindo , Costa Rica
Guanacaste Province
Limon Province
Puntarenas Province
Pasjača , Konavle, Croatia
Brela , southern Dalmatia
Banj beach , Šibenik , northern Dalmatia
Nugal Beach , Makarska Riviera , southern Dalmatia
Pasjača Beach , near Cavtat , Konavle Region , the 2020 most beautiful beach of Europe
Sahara Beach , Lopar , Island of Rab
Zlatni Rat , Bol , Island of Brač
Zrće , near Novalja , Island of Pag
Coral Bay, Cyprus, Cyprus in 2007
Kitesurfers at Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen
Amager Strand , Copenhagen
Balka Strand , Bornholm
Bisnap Strand , North Jutland Island
Dueodde , Bornholm
Fanø Bad , Fanø
Gudmindrup Strand , northern Zealand
Hornbæk Strand , Nordsjælland
Marielyst Strand , Falster
Råbylille Strand , Møn
Skagen Strand , North Jutland Island
Skallerup Klit , North Jutland Island
Smørmosen Strand , Thurø
Vesterø Strand , Læsø
The shoreline at Dahab, Egypt
Yanuca – an island with white sandy beaches and lush vegetation
Hietaniemi beach in Finland
Quiberon in France
Porto-Vecchio , Corsica
Le Diamant , Martinique
Argelès-sur-Mer , Pyrénées-Orientales
Banyuls-sur-Mer , Pyrénées-Orientales
Canet-en-Roussillon , Pyrénées-Orientales
La Grande-Motte , Hérault
Collioure , Pyrénées-Orientales
Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales
Biarritz , Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Hossegor , Landes
Mimizan , Landes
Biscarrosse , Landes
Arcachon , Gironde
Cap Ferret , Gironde
Lacanau , Gironde
Royan , Charente-Maritime
La Baule-Escoublac , Loire-Atlantique
Quiberon , Morbihan
Deauville , Calvados
Le Touquet , Pas-de-Calais
Bora Bora , French Polynesia
Teahupo'o , French Polynesia
A fish market at Bakau in Gambia
A beach at Batumi, Georgia
A typical German Baltic Sea beach: Darss West Beach, near Ahrenshoop
Thiorichia Beach in Greece
Labadee, Haiti
Varkala Beach , Trivandrum , Kerala
Kilkee Beach on the west coast of Ireland
Ballybunion , County Kerry
Ballyheigue , County Kerry
Banna Strand , County Kerry
Barleycove , County Cork
Bray , County Wicklow
Brittas Bay , County Wicklow
Bundoran , County Donegal
Cappa Pier, Kilrush , County Clare
Enniscrone , County Sligo
Fanore , County Clare
Gurteen Beach , County Galway
Inchydoney Beach , County Cork
Kells Bay, County Kerry
Kilkee , County Clare
Lahinch , County Clare
Laytown , County Meath
Myrtleville , County Cork
Quilty Beach, Quilty, County Clare
Rosscarbery , County Cork
Sherkin Island , County Cork
Spanish Point, County Clare
Rossnowlagh , County Donegal
Boyeeghter Bay , County Donegal
Tramore , County Waterford
White Strand, Milltown Malbay , County Clare
Youghal , County Cork
Cinque Terre in Italy is a UESCO World Heritage Site .
Kujukuri Beach on a summer evening in Japan .
Sunset at Diani Beach in Kenya .
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Haeundae Beach in South Korea
Beach volleyball on the shore of Byblos, Lebanon
The beach and a church at Belo sur Mer in Madagascar
Bachok , Kelantan
Batu Ferringhi , Penang
Cherating Beach , Pahang
Hawaii Beach , Miri
Kapas Island , Terengganu
Lang Tengah Island , Terengganu
Langkawi Island , Kedah
Lutong Beach , Miri
Mabul Island , Sabah
Pangkor Island , Perak
Pantai Cahaya Bulan, Kelantan
Pantai Sri Tujoh, Kelantan
Perhentian Islands , Terengganu
Port Dickson , Negeri Sembilan
Rantau Abang Beach , Terengganu
Redang Island , Terengganu
Tanjong Lobang Beach , Miri
Telok Cempedak Beach , Pahang
Tenggol Island , Terengganu
Tioman Island , Pahang
Tok Bali , Kelantan
Cocoa Island, South Male Atoll
Kurumba Beach, North Male Atoll
Hulhumale Beach, North Male Atoll
Bikini Beach, Maafushi
Fulhadhoo Beach, Baa Atoll
Reethi Beach , Baa Atoll
Lily Beach, Dhangethi
Fihalhohi Island
Veligandu Island Beach, Veligandu Island
Baros Island, North Male Atoll
Taj Exotica Beach, South Male Atoll
Mirihi Island Beach , South Ari Atoll
Sun Island Beaches , South Ari Atoll
Dhigurah Beach , South Ari Atoll
Artificial Beach, Male Island
Kandolhu Island Beach, North Ari Atoll
Bodu Mora, Vaavu Atoll
Thulusdhoo Island , Kaafu Atoll
See also: Beaches in Malta [pl ]
Għajn Tuffieħa bay, Malta
Anchor Bay, Popeye Village , Mellieħa
Armier Bay , Marfa , Mellieħa
Blue Lagoon, Comino
Għajn Tuffieħa , Mġarr
Golden Bay , Manikata , Mellieħa
Ġnejna Bay , Mġarr
Marsalforn , Żebbuġ, Gozo
Mellieħa Bay or (Għadira Beach), Mellieħa
Mistra , Xemxija , San Pawl il-Baħar
Paradise Bay (Malta) , Ċirkewwa , Mellieħa
Pretty Bay , Birżebbuġa
Pwales Beach , Xemxija , San Pawl il-Baħar
Ramla Bay , Xagħra , Gozo
San Blas , Nadur , Gozo
Santa Maria Bay , Comino
St. George's Bay , Birżebbuġa
St. George's Bay , Paceville , San Ġiljan
St. Paul's Bay , Buġibba , San Pawl il-Baħar
St. Thomas Bay , Marsaskala
Xlendi , Munxar , Gozo
Trou-aux-Biches beach, Mauritius
Taga Beach – in Tinian, one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Uruno Beach in Guam
Bečići , Montenegro was voted the most beautiful European beach in 1935.
Ada Bojana , Ulcinj
Bečići , Budva
Buljarica , Budva
Crvena Plaža , Bar
Drobni Pijesak , Budva
Gradska Plaža , Bar
Jaz Beach , Budva
Kamenovo , Budva
Kraljičina Plaža , Budva
Ladies Beach
Liman , Ulcinj
Liman II , Ulcinj
Mala Plaža , Ulcinj
Miločer , Budva
Mogren , Budva
Petrovac
Ploče, Budva
Pržno , Budva
Slovenska Plaza , Budva
Sutomore , Bar
Sveti Stefan , Budva
Trsteno, Budva
Velika Plaža , Ulcinj
Žukotrlica , Bar
An aerial view of Agadir, Morocco
Ngapali Beach, Myanmar
Eagle Beach in Aruba
Katwijk aan zee
Maarsseveense plassen
Noordwijk
Scheveningen
Zandvoort aan zee
Curacao
Tōtaranui Beach in Abel Tasman National Park , New Zealand
Elegushi Beach , Nigeria
Solastranda, Sola
Hawke's Bay Beach in Karachi , Pakistan
View of Taboga Island, Panama
Caribbean Coast
Pacific Coast
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Reed fishing boats at Huanchaco
Agua Dulce , Lima
Ancón , Lima
Arica , Lima
Barranco , Lima
Barranquito , Lima
Bolivia Mar , Ilo
Buenos Aires , Trujillo
Cabo Blanco , El Alto
Chérrepe , Pueblo Nuevo
Contralmirante Villar , Tumbes
El Silencio , Lima
Huanchaco , Trujillo
Makaha , Lima
Malabrigo , Trujillo
Máncora , Piura
La Estrella , Lima
La Herradura , Lima
La Pampilla , Lima
La Punta , Callao
Las Delicias , Trujillo
Los Pavos , Lima
Pacasmayo , Pacasmayo
Puerto Morín , Virú
Punta Hermosa , Lima
Punta Roquitas , Lima
Punta Sal , Tumbes
Redondo , Lima
Salaverry , Trujillo
Santa María del Mar , Lima
Waikiki , Lima
Flamenco Beach in Puerto Rico is consistently ranked among the best beaches in the world.[ 14] [ 15]
The beach at Neptun, Romania
Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
Reduit Beach
The following are some of the most popular and well known beaches in the island nation of Saint Lucia :[ 16] [ 17]
Beaches on the east coast of Mustique
Anse Lazio, Praslin Island , Seychelles
The beach of Sardinero , Santander, Spain
A beach in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Ao Nang beach, Thailand
Maracas Beach, Trinidad
İztuzu Beach , Turkey
Due to its prominent role in many Hollywood movies, Venice Beach , California is one of the most widely recognized beaches in the world.
Ofu Beach in American Samoa National Park , United States
A surfer rides the break at Sunset Beach, California
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Carlsbad State Beach , California
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Corona del Mar State Beach , California
D.T. Fleming Beach , Hawaii
Ecola State Park , Oregon
El Capitán Beach , California
Half Moon Beach , California
Laguna Beach, California
Ofu Beach , American Samoa
Polihale Beach , Hawaii
Secret Beach , Hawaii
Sunset Beach, California
Waikiki , Hawaii
Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras , North Carolina
Caswell Beach, North Carolina
Clearwater Beach , Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Key Largo, Florida
Key West , Florida
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Marco Island, Florida
Miami Beach, Florida
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Oak Island, North Carolina
Sea Island, Georgia
Siesta Key Beach , Florida
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
A beach at Phú Quốc, Vietnam
See also
References
^ "The 30 Most Popular Beaches in the World" . Newsweek . 7 May 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2024 .
^ a b c d e "A beach a day: Antigua boasts a year's worth of sunny spots" . CNN . 16 March 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021 .
^ a b c d "Beaches of Antigua and Barbuda" . GeoNames .
^ a b Google Maps
^ "Pink Beach" . Fodors . Retrieved September 16, 2021 .
^ "Runaway Beach" . Fodors . Retrieved September 16, 2021 .
^ Kadison, Michele. "Argentina's Travel Guide — Beaches" . Argentinastravel.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02 .
^ "The Beach - Australia's Culture Portal" . Culture.gov.au. 2008-03-17. Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2012-09-02 .
^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (26 December 2012). "Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar: A paradise being lost?" . www.bbc.com . Asia : BBC News. Retrieved 13 November 2015 .
^ "Discover 20 of the world's best beaches" . Lonely Planet . 13 January 2024.
^ Sanai, Darius (November 13, 1999). "24-Hour Room Service:Le Galawa Beach Hotel, Republic of Comores in the Indian Ocean" . The Independent . Retrieved 11 August 2014 .
^ "Aruba Vacation Travel Guide" . Arubavacationtravel.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02 .
^ "Map of Aruba's beach locations" . Arubavacationtravel.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02 .
^ "TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice: 2015's best beaches - CNN Travel" . Edition.cnn.com . 18 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018 .
^ "Best Beaches in the World - Travelers' Choice Awards - TripAdvisor" . Tripadvisor.com . Retrieved 21 July 2018 .
^ "Things to do in Saint Lucia" . US News . Retrieved August 29, 2021 .
^ "St Lucia beaches" . Celebrity Cruises . 10 February 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021 .
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