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[edit]
Albania[edit]
Algeria[edit]
- Beni Haoua Beach
Angola[edit]
Antigua and Barbuda[edit]
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[3]
- Devil's Bridge beach, Saint Philip, Antigua and Barbuda, 17°06′00″N 61°41′00″W / 17.1°N 61.68333°W[3]
- Eden beach, near Five Islands, Antigua, 17°06′36″N 61°54′04″W / 17.11002553033083°N 61.90116117794223°W[4][2]
- Five Islands beach, Antigua
- Galleon beach, 17°00′41″N 61°45′37″W / 17.0114435103927°N 61.76020144997577°W[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[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
- Pink sand beach, Barbuda, 17°35′32″N 61°49′26″W / 17.592323310577704°N 61.82401923374897°W[5]
- Runaway Beach, Dickenson Bay, Runaway Bay, Antigua17°08′43″N 61°51′32″W / 17.14538°N 61.85895°W[6]
Argentina[edit]
Source: Argentina's Travel Guide — Beaches[7]
Australia[edit]
New South Wales[edit]
Northern Territory[edit]
Queensland[edit]
South Australia[edit]
- Aldinga Beach
- Baudin Beach
- Christies Beach
- The Coorong, the longest in Australia
- Henley Beach
- Island Beach
- Maslin Beach
- Middle Beach
- O'Sullivan Beach
- Sellicks Beach
- West Beach
Victoria[edit]
Western Australia[edit]
Azerbaijan[edit]
Bahamas[edit]
Bahrain[edit]
Bangladesh[edit]
Barbados[edit]
Belgium[edit]
Belize[edit]
- Mainland beaches
- Popular cayes
Brazil[edit]
Brunei[edit]
Bulgaria[edit]
Cambodia[edit]
Cameroon[edit]
Canada[edit]
Cape Verde[edit]
- Cabo de Santa Maria – has a 10 km beach
- Flamengos
- Praia Grande
- Tarrafal
Chile[edit]
- Anakena (Easter Island)
Far north[edit]
Near north[edit]
Central Chile[edit]
Southern Chile[edit]
China[edit]
Hong Kong[edit]
Colombia[edit]
- Bahía Solano
- Bocagrande in Cartagena
- Malpelo Island
- San Andrés - an island
- Tayrona National Natural Park
Comoros[edit]
- Le Galawa Beach – located in Mitsamiouli, Grande Comore, at the Le Galawa Beach Hotel[11]
Costa Rica[edit]
- Guanacaste Province
- Limon Province
- Puntarenas Province
Croatia[edit]
- 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
Cuba[edit]
Cyprus[edit]
Denmark[edit]
- 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[edit]
Egypt[edit]
El Salvador[edit]
- Costa del Sol
- La Libertad
- Playa El Cuco
- Playa El Majahual
- Playa El Sunzal
- Playa El Tunco
- Playa El Zonte
- Playa San Diego
Estonia[edit]
Fiji[edit]
- Yanuca – an island with white sandy beaches and lush vegetation
Finland[edit]
- 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
- Yyteri one of the longest sand beaches in Nordics
France[edit]
- 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
Gambia[edit]
Georgia[edit]
Germany[edit]
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Ghana[edit]
Greece[edit]
- Gytheio, Laconia — Mani
- Milos Island Beaches
- Rhodes
- Valtos Beach, Parga
- Zacharo
Guatemala[edit]
Haiti[edit]
Hungary[edit]
India[edit]
Indonesia[edit]
Iran[edit]
- Astara, Iran
- Bandar-e Anzali, Caspian Sea
- Babolsar, Caspian Sea
- Kiashahr, Caspian Sea
- Langarud, Caspian Sea
- Rasht, Caspian Sea
- In the south Persian gulf Khuzestan province, Bushehr province, Sistan, Hormozgan province
- Kish Island
- Qeshm
- Hormuz Island
- Bandar Abbas
Ireland[edit]
- 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
Israel[edit]
Italy[edit]
Ivory Coast[edit]
Jamaica[edit]
Japan[edit]
Jordan[edit]
- Aqaba – has beach resorts
- Beach clubs exist at the Dead Sea and Aqaba
Kenya[edit]
Kiribati[edit]
North Korea[edit]
South Korea[edit]
- Gwangalli Beach, Busan
- Haeundae Beach, Busan
Lebanon[edit]
Madagascar[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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
Maldives[edit]
Malta[edit]
See also: Beaches in 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
Mauritius[edit]
Mexico[edit]
Micronesia[edit]
- Taga Beach – in Tinian, one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Uruno Beach in Guam
Montenegro[edit]
- 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[edit]
Mozambique[edit]
Myanmar[edit]
- 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[citation needed]
Netherlands[edit]
- Katwijk aan zee
- Maarsseveense plassen
- Noordwijk
- Scheveningen
- Zandvoort aan zee
Aruba[edit]
Curacao[edit]
- Coconut beach
New Zealand[edit]
- Allans Beach
- Anawhata
- Bayleys Beach
- Boulder Beach
- Breaker Bay
- Carters Beach
- Golden Bay
- Hot Water Beach
- Karekare
- Matapouri
- Muriwai
- Ninety Mile Beach
- Ocean Beach, Hawke's Bay
- Oreti Beach
- Papamoa
- Paraparaumu Beach
- Peka Peka
- Piha
- Red Beach
- St Clair and St Kilda Beaches, Dunedin
- Sandfly Bay
- Smaills Beach
- Snells Beach
- Te Henga (Bethells Beach)
- Tomahawk Beach
- Tunnel Beach
- Uretiti Beach
- Victory Beach
- Waihi Beach
- Whangarei Heads
- Whareakeake (Murdering Beach)
- Whatipu
- Worser Bay
Nicaragua[edit]
Nigeria[edit]
Norway[edit]
Mongolia[edit]
Oman[edit]
Palestine[edit]
Pakistan[edit]
Panama[edit]
- Caribbean Coast
- Pacific Coast
Papua New Guinea[edit]
Peru[edit]
- Ancón, Lima
- Barranco, Lima
- Contralmirante Villar, Tumbes
- Huanchaco, Trujillo
- Mancora, Piura
- La Punta, Callao
- Punta Hermosa, Lima
- Santa María del Mar, Lima
Philippines[edit]
Portugal[edit]
Puerto Rico[edit]
Qatar[edit]
Romania[edit]
Russia[edit]
Saint Kitts and Nevis[edit]
Saint Lucia[edit]
The following are some of the most popular and well known beaches in the island nation of Saint Lucia:[16][17]
- Anse Chastanet beach on Chastanet Bay in Soufrière District
- Anse Cochon beach on Cochon Bay in Canaries District
- Anse de Sables beach in Vieux Fort District
- Anse Louvet beach in Dennery District
- Anse Mamin on Anse Bay in Soufrière District
- Grande Anse beach in Gros Islet District
- Laborie Bay in Laborie District
- Marigot Bay in Castries District
- Pigeon Island beach in Gros Islet District
- Reduit Beach, Rodney Bay in Gros Islet District
- La Toc Beach in Castries District
- Vigie Beach, near the George F. L. Charles Airport in Castries District
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[edit]
Serbia[edit]
- Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade
- Bela Stena, Pančevo
- Lido, Belgrade
- Štrand, Novi Sad
Seychelles[edit]
Singapore[edit]
South Africa[edit]
Spain[edit]
Sri Lanka[edit]
Sweden[edit]
Taiwan[edit]
Tanzania[edit]
Thailand[edit]
Tonga[edit]
Trinidad and Tobago[edit]
- Cedros, Trinidad
- Chaguaramas, Trinidad
- Manzanilla Beach, Trinidad
- Maracas Beach, Trinidad
- Mayaro Bay, Trinidad
- Toco, Trinidad
- Englishman's Bay, Tobago
- Pigeon Point, Tobago
Tunisia[edit]
Turkey[edit]
Ukraine[edit]
- Arcadia Beach, Odesa (Odesa Oblast)
- Hydropark, Kyiv
- Trukhaniv Island, Kyiv
United Kingdom[edit]
United States[edit]
- Cannon Beach, Oregon
- Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
- Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
- Clearwater Beach, Florida
- Corona del Mar State Beach, California
- Craigville Beach, Massachusetts
- D.T. Fleming Beach, Hawaii
- Half Moon Beach, California
- Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
- Key West, Florida
- Laguna Beach, California
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Ofu Beach, American Samoa
- Polihale Beach, Hawaii
- Sea Island, Georgia
- Secret Beach, Hawaii
- Siesta Key Beach, Florida
- Waikiki, Hawaii
Uruguay[edit]
Vietnam[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c d e "A beach a day: Antigua boasts a year's worth of sunny spots". CNN. 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.
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- ^ "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.
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