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
  • Beni Haoua Beach
 
Baía Azul in Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

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There are 365 beaches on Antigua.[2] The following are some of beaches in Antigua and Barbuda:[3]

 
One of the beaches of Mar del Plata, Argentina during summer tourism season

Source: Argentina's Travel Guide — Beaches[7]

New South Wales

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Hyams Beach in Jervis Bay, which features white sand.
 
Lady Robinsons Beach in Dolls Point, Sydney.
 
Surfers Paradise, Queensland.

Northern Territory

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Queensland

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South Australia

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Victoria

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Western Australia

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Nabran Beach in Azerbaijan
 
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, the longest beach in the world[9]
 
Ostend Beach in Belgium in 1895
 
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

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Near north

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Central Chile

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Southern Chile

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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
 
Coral Bay, Cyprus, Cyprus in 2007
 
Kitesurfers at Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen
 
The shoreline at Dahab, Egypt
  • Yanuca – an island with white sandy beaches and lush vegetation
 
Hietaniemi beach in Finland
 
Quiberon in France
 
A fish market at Bakau in Gambia
 
A beach at Batumi, Georgia
 
A typical German Baltic Sea beach: Darss West Beach, near Ahrenshoop
Baltic Sea North Sea
 
Thiorichia Beach in Greece
 
Labadee, Haiti
 
Varkala Beach, Trivandrum, Kerala
 
Kilkee Beach on the west coast of Ireland
 
Cinque Terre in Italy is a UESCO World Heritage Site.
 
Kujukuri Beach on a summer evening in Japan.
 
Sunset at Diani Beach in Kenya.
 
Haeundae Beach in South Korea
 
Beach volleyball on the shore of Byblos, Lebanon
 
The beach and a church at Belo sur Mer in Madagascar

See also: Beaches in Malta [pl]

 
Għajn Tuffieħa bay, Malta
 
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.
 
An aerial view of Agadir, Morocco
 
Ngapali Beach, Myanmar
 
Eagle Beach in Aruba
  • Katwijk aan zee
  • Maarsseveense plassen
  • Noordwijk
  • Scheveningen
  • Zandvoort aan zee

Curacao

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  • Coconut beach
 
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
 
Reed fishing boats at Huanchaco
 
Flamenco Beach in Puerto Rico is consistently ranked among the best beaches in the world.[15][16]
 
The beach at Neptun, Romania
 
Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts

Saint Lucia

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Reduit Beach

The following are some of the most popular and well known beaches in the island nation of Saint Lucia:[17][18]

 
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
 
A beach at Phú Quốc, Vietnam

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 30 Most Popular Beaches in the World". Newsweek. 7 May 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Beaches of Antigua and Barbuda". GeoNames.
  4. ^ a b Google Maps
  5. ^ "Pink Beach". Fodors. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Runaway Beach". Fodors. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Kadison, Michele. "Argentina's Travel Guide — Beaches". Argentinastravel.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  8. ^ "The Beach - Australia's Culture Portal". Culture.gov.au. 2008-03-17. Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  9. ^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (26 December 2012). "Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar: A paradise being lost?". www.bbc.com. Asia: BBC News. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Discover 20 of the world's best beaches". Lonely Planet. 13 January 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ https://heritageresorts.mu/mauritius-island/best-beaches
  13. ^ "Aruba Vacation Travel Guide". Arubavacationtravel.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  14. ^ "Map of Aruba's beach locations". Arubavacationtravel.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  15. ^ "TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice: 2015's best beaches - CNN Travel". Edition.cnn.com. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Best Beaches in the World - Travelers' Choice Awards - TripAdvisor". Tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Things to do in Saint Lucia". US News. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  18. ^ "St Lucia beaches". Celebrity Cruises. 10 February 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
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