List of beaches

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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.

Afghanistan

• Lake Qargha

Albania

The Albanian Riviera, near Borsh

• Borsh
• Dhërmi
• Gjipe ^[1]
• Golemit
• Himara
• Kavaja
• Saranda
• Shëngjin
• Velipojë

Algeria

The beach at Beni Haoua, Algeria

• Beni Haoua Beach
• Blerouna Beach
• Bou-Zadjar Beach
• Doumia Beach
• Oureah Beach
• Pins Beach
• Rio Salado Beach
• Sablettes Beach
• Sassel Beach
• Sidi Kalifa Beach
• Tamanert Beach

Source: Beaches in Algeria^[2]

Angola

Baía Azul

• Baía Azul
• Coatinha beach in Benguela

Argentina

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

• Cariló
• Las Grutas
• Mar de las Pampas
• Mar del Plata
• Mar del Sur
• Miramar
• Monte Hermoso
• Necochea
• Pinarmar
• Playa Union
• Puerto Madryn
• Puerto Piramides
• Rada Tilly
• San Clemente del Tuyú
• Villa Gesell

Source: Argentina's Travel Guide — Beaches^[3]

Australia

Azerbaijan

• Shikhov Beach

Bahamas

• Paradise Island

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, the longest beach in the world^[4]

Barbados

Belgium

The promenade at Ostend seaside

• Bredene
• Ostend

Belize

Mainland beaches Cerros Beach (a mini Tulum) Cucumber Beach Gales Point Lagoon Almond Beach, Hopkins Honey Camp Lagoon Maya Beach, Placencia Monkey River Beach Orchid Bay, Corozal Sabal Beach, Punta Negra Sarteneja

Popular cayes Almond Beach, Belize Blackadore Caye Caye Caulker Caye Chapel Coco Plum Island Goff's Caye Half Moon Caye Laughing Bird Caye St. George's Caye San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye Sapodilla Cayes Tobacco Caye

Brazil

A panoramic view of Praia de Botafogo (Botafogo Beach) in Brazil, with Pão de Açúcar and Morro da Urca in the background

Brunei

Brunei and Muara district Muara beach

Lawas district Punang Beach Sungai Bangat Beach

Serasa district Serasa Beach is a fishing location. Meragang Beach Muara Beach Serasa Beach

Bulgaria

A panorama image of Sunny Beach, Bulgaria

• Albena
• Bolata
• Golden Sands
• Sunny Beach

Cambodia

Koh Rong Sanloem Island, Saracen Bay Beach

• Sihanoukville Beaches
• Sihanoukville Island Beaches

Cameroon

A beach in Kribi, Cameroon

• Kribi Beach
• Limbe Beach

Canada

Sauble Beach in Ontario, Canada

Cape Verde

The Tarrafal beach

• Cabo de Santa Maria – has a 10 km beach
• Flamengos
• Praia Grande
• Tarrafal

Chile

• Anakena
• Arica

China

A view of Yalong Bay

• Xichong, Shenzhen
• Yalong Bay, Hainan

Hong Kong

Taiwan

Fulong Beach, Taiwan

• Baisha Bay
• Chihsingtan Beach
• Fulong Beach
• Neipi Beach
• South Bay
• Yanliao Beach Park

Colombia

Cabo San Juan is one of the more popular swimming areas at Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia.

• Bahía Solano
• Bocagrande in Cartagena
• Malpelo Island
• San Andrés - an island
• Tayrona National Natural Park

Comoros

• Le Galawa Beach – located in Mitsamiouli, Grande Comore, at the Le Galawa Beach Hotel^[5]

Costa Rica

A panoramic view of Las Baulas National Marine Park and Playa Grande, located 2 km from downtown Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Guanacaste Province

• Gulf of Papagayo
• Montezuma
• Nosara
• Playa Grande
• Playa Negra
• Playa Tamarindo
• Santa Teresa

Limon Province

• Cahuita National Park
• Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
• Tortuguero, Costa Rica
• Tortuguero National Park

Puntarenas Province

• Jacó, Costa Rica
• Manuel Antonio National Park
• Playa Blanca
• Playa Herradura
• Puntarenas

Croatia

Zlatni Rat, Bol, Island of Brač, Croatia

• Brela, Croatia
• Sahara Beach, Lopar, Island of Rab
• Zlatni Rat, Bol, Island of Brač
• Zrće, near Novalja, Island of Pag

Cuba

Varadero beach

• Varadero

Cyprus

Coral Bay, Cyprus, Cyprus in 2007

• Coral Bay
• Faros beach
• Fig Tree Bay
• Nissi beach

Denmark

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

Ecuador

Egypt

The shoreline at Dahab, Egypt

• Dahab
• Gamasa
• Hurghada
• Maamoura Beach, Alexandria
• Mersa Matruh
• Ras El Bar
• Sharm el-Sheikh
• Sidi Abdel Rahman
• Taba

Estonia

The beach at Pühajärv lake

• Aa
• Anne Canal
• Emajõe
• Haabneeme
• Harku
• Joaoru
• Kaberneeme
• Kakumäe
• Kärdla
• Kauksi
• Klooga
• Kubija
• Kuremaa
• Kuressaare
• Narva-Jõesuu
• Paide Artificial Lake
• Paralepa
• Pärnu
• Pikakari
• Pirita
• Pühajärv
• Riiska
• Stroomi
• Tallinn
• Tamula
• Toila
• Türi
• Valkla
• Vanamõisa
• Värska
• Verevi
• Viljandi
• Võsu

Fiji

• Yanuca – an island with white sandy beaches and lush vegetation

Finland

Hietaniemi beach

• Hietaniemi beach
• Kangasjärvi – a small lake with a small beach
• Koitere – a large lake with many beaches
• Ruissalo – an island in the Archipelago Sea with a beach in its southwest

France

• Porto-Vecchio, Corsica
• Campomoro, Corsica
• Capo di feno, Corsica
• Cupabia, Corsica
• Roccapina, Corsica
• La Tonnara Beach, Corsica
• Palombaggia, Corsica
• Rondinara, Corsica
• Santa Giulia, Corsica
• Santa Manza, Corsica
• Le Diamant, Martinique
• Argelès-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales
• Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales
• Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientales
• Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales
• Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales
• Bora Bora, French Polynesia
• Teahupo'o, French Polynesia

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  La Tonnara Beach, Corsica

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  Argelès-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales

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  A panoramic image of Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Gambia

Fajara beach

• Bakau
• Fajara
• Kololi

Georgia

A beach at Batumi, Georgia

• Anaklia beaches
• Batumi beaches
• Chaqvi, Gonio
• Gagra
• Kobuleti beaches
• Sokumi
• Ureki

Germany

A typical German Baltic Sea beach: Darss West Beach, near Ahrenshoop

Baltic Sea

• Amber Beach
• Binz Beach
• Boltenhagen Beach
• Darss West Beach
• Glücksburg Beach
• Göhren Beach
• Heiligendamm Beach
• Kaiser Beach
• Kühlungsborn Beach
• Laboe Beach
• Lubmin Beach
• Sellin Beach
• Timmendorfer Strand
• Travemünde Beach
• Warnemünde Beach
• Zingst Beach

North Sea

• Amrum Beach
• Cuxhaven Beach
• Heligoland Beach
• Juist Beach
• Norderney Beach
• Pellworm Beach
• Spiekeroog Beach
• St. Peter-Ording Beach
• Sylt Beach

Ghana

• Labadi Beach

Greece

The sandy beach of Zacharo, in Greece

• Gytheio, Laconia — Mani
• Milos Island Beaches
• Rhodes
• Valtos Beach, Parga
• Zacharo

Grenada

• Anse La Roche'
• Grand Anse Beach
• Paradise Beach, Carriacou

Guatemala

• Monterrico

Haiti

Labadee, Haiti

• Abaka Bay, Sud Department
• Anse à Raisins, Haiti
• Anse d’Azur, Grand'Anse Department
• Club Indigo
• Cormier Plage, Nord Department
• Côte des Arcadins
• Île à Rat, Haiti
• Jacmel, Sud-Est Department
• Kaliko Beach
• Labadee, Cap-Haïtien
• Montrouis, Artibonite
• Moulin Sur Mer
• Ouanga Bay
• Plage de Port Morgan, île-à-Vache
• La Pointe-Ouest, Haiti
• Port-Salut, Sud Department
• Ti mouillage
• La Trompeuse, Haiti
• Wahoo Bay

Hungary

• Balatonberény

India

Indonesia

Iran

• Bandar-e Anzali, Caspian Sea
• Babolsar, Caspian Sea
• Kiashahr, Caspian Sea
• Langarud, Caspian Sea
• Rasht, Caspian Sea

Ireland

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
• 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
• Tramore, County Waterford
• White Strand, Milltown Malbay, County Clare
• Youghal, County Cork

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

The beach at Assinie

• Assinie

Japan

An aerial view of Kujūkuri Beach, Bōsō Peninsula, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

• Kujukuri Beach
• Tenjin Beach
• Tenno Beach

Jordan

• Aqaba – has beach resorts
• Beach clubs exist at the Dead Sea and Aqaba

Kenya

White sand and palm trees along Diani Beach, Kenya

• Bamburi Beach, Mombasa County
• Diani Beach, Kwale County
• Funzi Island Beach, Kwale County
• Kilifi Beach, Kilifi County
• Malindi Beach, Kilifi County
• Mtwapa Beach, Kilifi County
• Tiwi Beach, Kwale County
• Watamu Beach, Kilifi County

Kiribati

A beach on Birnie Island

• Aranuka – an atoll with sandy beaches
• Birnie Island – has beaches
• Nakaa Beach
• Teraina – a coral atoll with beaches

South Korea

Gwangalli Beach, South Korea

• Gwangalli Beach, Busan
• Haeundae Beach, Busan

Lebanon

Beach volleyball on the shore of Byblos, Lebanon

• Byblos Beach
• Chekka Beach
• El Mina
• Tabarja Beach
• Tyre Beach Natural Reserve

Lithuania

• Klaipeda naturist beach — a large official naturist beach
• Nida naturist beach — a very large, official naturist beach
• Palanga beach — a small, unofficial naturist beach

Madagascar

The beach and a church at Belo sur Mer

• Belo sur Mer
• Canal des Pangalanes – beaches along a series of man made canals linking natural lakes and rivers running down the east coast of Madagascar
• Ifaty beach – near Toliara
• Mahajanga

Malaysia

Batu Ferringhi, Penang

• 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

Malta

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, 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

Mauritius

Trou-aux-Biches beach, Mauritius

• Flic en Flac
• La Preneuse
• Trou-aux-Biches

Mexico

Punta Maroma, Mexico

Micronesia

• Taga Beach – in Tinian, one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Uruno Beach in Guam

Montenegro

Jaz Beach, Montenegro

• 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

Morocco

An aerial view of Agadir, Morocco

• Agadir
• Essaouira
• Saïdia

Mozambique

• Vamizi Island

Myanmar

Ngapali Beach, Myanmar

• Chaungtha Beach, Ayeyarwady Region
• Kan Thar Yar Beach, Rakhine State
• Maungmagan Beach, Tanintharyi Region
• Ngapali Beach, Rakhine State
• Ngwesaung Beach, Ayeyarwady Region
• Sittwe Beach, Rakhine State

Netherlands

Aruba

Eagle Beach in Aruba

• Eagle Beach
• Palm Beach

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New Zealand

Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand

• Anawhata
• Bayleys Beach
• Boulder Beach
• Golden Bay
• Hot Water Beach
• Karekare
• Matapouri
• Muriwai
• Ninety Mile Beach
• Oreti Beach
• Paraparaumu Beach
• Piha
• Red Beach
• St Clair and St Kilda Beaches, Dunedin
• Snells Beach
• Te Henga (Bethells Beach)
• Tunnel Beach
• Whangarei Heads
• Whatipu
• Worser Bay

Nigeria

• Alpha Beach
• Badagry Beach
• Bar Beach, Lagos
• Coconut Beach
• Elegushi Beach
• Eleko Beach
• Finima Beach
• Kuramo Beach
• Oniru Beach
• Lekki Beach
• Port Harcourt Tourist Beach

Pakistan

Panama

View of Taboga Island, Panama

Caribbean Coast

• Isla Grande

Pacific Coast

• Taboga

Peru

Reed fishing boats at Huanchaco

• Ancón, Lima
• Barranco, Lima
• Contralmirante Villar, Tumbes
• Huanchaco, Trujillo
• Mancora, Piura
• La Punta, Callao
• Punta Hermosa, Lima
• Santa María del Mar, Lima

Philippines

Portugal

Puerto Rico

• Boquerón Beach
• Condado Beach
• Crash Boat Beach
• Escambron Beach
• Flamenco Beach
• Jobos Beach
• Luquillo Beach
• Pinones Beach
• Playa de Ponce

Qatar

Romania

The beach at Neptun, Romania

• Cap Aurora
• Costinesti
• Eforie Nord
• Eforie Sud
• Jupiter
• Mamaia
• Mangalia
• Navodari
• Neptun
• Olimp
• Saturn
• Venus

Russia

• Curonian Spit
• Lazurnaya Bay
• Zelenogradsk

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts

• Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts
• Pinney's Beach, Nevis

Saint Lucia

Vigie Beach is 2 km north of Castries, Saint Lucia

• Vigie Beach

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Beaches on the east coast of Mustique

• Mustique

Serbia

• Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade
• Batajnička plaža, Belgrade
• Bela Stena, Pančevo
• Bosa noga, Arilje
• Brioni, Sremska Mitrovica
• Golubačka plaža, Golubac
• Gradska plaža, Apatin
• Gradska plaža, Kladovo
• Izletište Rača, Bajina Bašta
• Lido, Belgrade
• Mačkov prud, Novi Sad
• Oficirac, Novi Sad
• Peskara, Zrenjanin
• Plaža kod Karaša, Beočin
• Plaža Žiča, Kraljevo
• Plaža u Perućcu, Bajina Bašta
• Popova plaža, Zaječar
• Štrand, Novi Sad
• Topoljar, Kostolac
• Tikvara, Bačka Palanka
• Ženeva, Kraljevo
• Žićina plaža, Banja Koviljača

Seychelles

Anse Lazio, Praslin Island, Seychelles

• Anse Lazio

Singapore

Changi Beach Park, Singapore

• Changi Beach Park
• East Coast Park
• Palawan Beach, Siloso Beach & Tanjong Beach – Sentosa Island of Singapore
• West Coast Park

Somalia

• Al-Jazira, Mogadishu
• Baathela, Berbera
• Lido, Mogadishu

South Africa

Spain

The beach of Sardinero, Santander, Spain

Sri Lanka

The beach at Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka in July 2010

Tanzania

A beach in Zanzibar, Tanzania

• Zanzibar

Thailand

Ao Nang beach

• Ao Nang, Krabi
• Haad Rin
• Ko Phi Phi Don
• Ko Phi Phi Leh
• Ko Tarutao
• Pattaya
• Phuket

Tonga

• Ha'apai
• Tongatapu-Fo'ui (Faahina)

Trinidad and Tobago

Maracas Beach

Pigeon Point, Tobago

• Cedros, Trinidad
• Chaguaramas, Trinidad
• Manzanilla Beach, Trinidad
• Maracas Beach, Trinidad
• Mayaro Bay, Trinidad
• Toco, Trinidad
• Englishman's Bay, Tobago
• Pigeon Point, Tobago

Tunisia

The coastline at Sounine, Tunisia

• Sounine

Turkey

İztuzu Beach

Ukraine

Arcadia Beach, Odessa

• Arcadia Beach, Odessa (Odessa Oblast)
• Hydropark, Kiev
• Trukhaniv Island, Kiev

United Kingdom

United States

See also: List of top beaches, with descriptions including amenities and activities (where available), in the United States

South Beach in Miami, Florida

Uruguay

Piriápolis, Uruguay

• La Pedrera
• Malvín
• Piriápolis
• Pocitos
• Punta del Este
• Santa Isabel de La Pedrera

Vietnam

A beach at Phú Quốc

• Hạ Long Bay, Quảng Ninh Province
• Hội An, Quảng Nam Province
• Mũi Né, Bình Thuận Province
• Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province
• Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận Province
• Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang Province
• Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province

See also

• Beach evolution
• Coast
• Coastal geography
• List of environment topics
• List of seaside resorts
• List of tourist attractions worldwide
• Nude beach
• Shore
• Urban beach

References

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2. "Beaches in Algeria". explorecorner.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
3. Kadison, Michele. "Argentina's Travel Guide — Beaches". Argentinastravel.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
4. Ethirajan, Anbarasan (26 December 2012). "Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar: A paradise being lost?". www.bbc.com. Asia: BBC News. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
5. 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.
6. "Aruba Vacation Travel Guide". Arubavacationtravel.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
7. "Map of Aruba's beach locations". Arubavacationtravel.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.