List of beaches

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Following is a list of "famous" beaches of the world:

Contents 1 Argentina 2 Australia 3 Brazil 4 Canada 5 Costa Rica 6 Gibraltar 7 Grenada 8 India 9 Indonesia 10 Ireland 11 Italy 12 Jamaica 13 Japan 14 Kenya 15 Malaysia 16 Martinique 17 Mexico 18 Montenegro 19 Morocco 20 Myanmar 21 Netherlands Antilles 22 New Zealand 23 Peru 24 Philippines 25 Portugal 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28 Seychelles 29 South Africa 30 Sri Lanka 31 Tanzania 32 Tahiti 33 Thailand 34 Tobago 35 Tonga 36 Tunisia 37 Turkey 38 Turks and Caicos Islands 39 Ukraine 40 United Kingdom 41 United States 42 United States Virgin Islands 43 Venezuela 44 Vietnam 45 Unclassified 46 See also 47 External links

Argentina

• Bristol beach, Mar del Plata
• Necochea beach, Necochea

Australia

• Bells Beach,Torquay, Victoria
• Bondi Beach, Sydney
• Byron Bay, New South Wales
• Coogee Beach, Sydney
• Cronulla Beach, Sydney
• Manly Beach, Sydney
• Margaret River, Western Australia
• Maroubra Beach, Sydney
• Noosa Heads, Queensland
• Rainbow Beach, Queensland
• Surfers' Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland
• Cottesloe Beach, Cottesloe, Western Australia

Brazil

• Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro)
• Ipanema (Rio de Janeiro)
• Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro)
• Barra da Tijuca (Rio de Janeiro)
• Praia de Boa Viagem (Recife)
• Porto de Galinhas (Ipojuca, Pernambuco)
• Ponta Negra (Natal)
• Praia da Enseada (Guarujá, São Paulo)

Canada

• Albro Lake, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
• Ashbridge's Bay, Toronto
• Birch Cove, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
• Bluffers Park, Toronto
• Cherry Beach, Toronto
• Chocolate Lake, Armdale, Nova Scotia
• Crescent Beach, British Columbia
• English Bay (Vancouver), including Sunset Beach, Second Beach and Third Beach
• Frenchman's Bay, Pickering
• Grand Beach, Grand Beach, Manitoba
• Jericho Beach, Vancouver, BC
• Kew Beach, Toronto
• Kitsilano,Vancouver, BC
• Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
• Lions, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
• Locarno Beach, Vancouver, BC
• Long Beach, Vancouver Island, BC
• Parlee Beach, New Brunswick
• Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Rainbow Haven, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
• Risser's, Nova Scotia
• Rouge Beach, Toronto
• Sauble Beach, Ontario
• Sidney Spit, Sidney Island, BC
• Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia
• Shubie Park, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
• Spanish Banks, Vancouver, BC
• Wasaga Beach, Wasaga Beach, Ontario
• White Rock Beach, BC
• Woodbine Bathing Station, Toronto
• Wreck Beach, including Acadia Beach and Tower Beach, Vancouver, BC

Costa Rica

List of all beaches in Costa Rica, by province:
Beaches on Limon Province, Caribbean side of the country:

• Playa Barra del Colorado
• Tortuguero, Costa Rica and Tortuguero National Park
• Playa Moín
• Playa Portete
• Playa Bonita
• Westfalia
• Playa Vizcaya
• Playa Negra (Cahuita) see Cahuita National Park
• Playa Cahuita (Blanca)
• Playa Puerto Vargas
• Playa Negra (Puerto Viejo)
• Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
• Punta Cocles
• Playa Chiquita
• Playa Pirikiki
• Punta Uva
• Playa Manzanillo
• Punta Mona
• Playa Gandoca

Beaches on Guanacaste Province, North Pacific side of the country:

• Playa Pochote (Salinas)
• Playa Puerto Soley
• Playa Coyotera
• Playa Rajada
• Playa Nubes
• Playa Jobo
• Playa Nabos
• Playa Bahía Junquillal
• Playa Cuajiniquil
• Playa Blanca (Santa Elena)
• Playa Potrero Grande
• Playa Nancite
• Playa Naranjo
• Playa Prieta (Papagayo)
• Playa Blanca y Virador
• Playa Culebra
• Playa Manzanillo
• Playa Nacascolo
• Playa Iguanita
• Playa Pochote (Papagayo) see Gulf of Papagayo
• Monte del Barco
• Playa Panamá (Chrorotega)
• Playa Hermosa
• Playa Azul (Jurel)
• Playas del Coco
• Playa Gringo
• Playa Ocotal
• Playa Pan de Azúcar
• Playa Pietra
• Playa La Penca
• Playa Potrero
• Playa Flamingo (Blanca)
• Playa Brasilito
• Playa Conchal
• Playa Real y Roble
• Playa Carbón
• Playa Ventanas
• Playa Grande, Costa Rica
• Tamarindo, Costa Rica
• Playa Langosta
• Playa Avellanas
• Playa Negra
• Playa Arbolito
• Playa Junquillal
• Playa Marbella
• Playa Surco de Piedra
• Playa Lagarto
• Playa Coco
• Playa Cóncava
• Playa Pitahaya
• Playa Blanca
• Playa Azul
• Playa Pleito y San Juanillo
• Playa Ostional see Ostional Wildlife Refuge
• Playa Nosara see Nosara
• Playa Pelada
• Playa Guiones
• Playa Garza
• Playa Barco Quebrado
• Playa Barrigona
• Playa Buena Vista
• Playa Sámara
• Playa Carrillo
• Playa Camaronal
• Playa Islita y Corozalito
• Playa Bejuco
• Playa San Miguel
• Playa Coyote
• Playa Bongo
• Playa Manzanillo
• Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
• Montezuma, Costa Rica
• Playa Carmen
• Playa Mal País

Beaches on Puntarenas Province, Central and South Pacific side of the country:

• Playa Cabo Blanco
• Playa Cabuya
• Playa Montezuma
• Playa Cocalito
• Playa Quizales
• Playa Tambor
• Playa Curú
• Playa Gigante
• Playa Naranjo
• Playa Organos
• Puntarenas
• Playa de Doña Ana
• Playa Caldera
• Playa Tivives
• Playa Tárcoles
• Playa Pógeres
• Playa Agujas
• Playa Mantas
• Playa Blanca
• Playa Herradura
• Jacó, Costa Rica
• Playa Hermosa
• Playa Esterillos
• Playa Bejuco
• Playa Palma
• Playa Palo Seco
• Playa Isla Damas
• Playa Boca Vieja
• Playa Espadilla
• Manuel Antonio National Park
• Playa Savegre
• Playa Matapalo
• Playa Barú
• Playa Dominical
• Playa Dominicalito
• Playa Hermosa
• Playa Uvita
• Playa de Arco
• Playa Ballena
• Playa Piñuela
• Playa Ventanas
• Playa Tortuga
• Playa Garza (Boca Brava)
• Playa Bahía Drake
• Playa San Josecito
• Playa Llorona
• Playa Madrigal
• Playa Carate
• Playa Matapalo
• Playa Sombrero
• Playa Tamales
• Playa Platanares
• Playa Blanca
• Playa San Josecito (Golfito)
• Playa Cacao
• Playa Zancudo
• Playa Pavones

Gibraltar

• Eastern Beach
• Catalan Bay
• Sandy Bay
• Western Beach
• Rosia Bay
• Camp Bay
• Little Bay

Grenada

• Anse La Roche, Grenada
• Grand Anse, Grenada

India

• Marina Beach, Chennai India
• Golden Beach, Chennai India
• Adyar Beach, Chennai, India
• Thiruvanmiyur Beach, Chennai, India
• Elliot's Beach, Chennai India
• Santhome Beach, Chennai India
• Girgaum Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India
• Palolem Beach, Goa
• Calangute, Goa
• Versova Beach, Mumbai
• Juhu beach, Mumbai
• Kovalam, Trivandrum, Kerala
• Varkala, Trivandrum
• Shangumughom Beach, Trivandrum
• Veli beachside lagoon, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
• Band Stand, Mumbai, India
• Alibaug Beach, Maharashtra, India
• Gopal Pur Beach, Orissa, India
• Andaman & Nicobar, India
• Gorai Beach, Mumbai, India
• Fort Kochi, Cochin, India
• Anjuna Beach, Goa, India
• Alappuzha Beach, India
• Ahmadpur-Mendvi Beach, Gujrat, India
• Chandipur Beach, Orissa, India
• Colva Beach, Margao, India
• Ganpati Phule Beach, Maharashtra, India
• Kanyakumari Beach, Tamil Nadu, India
• Malpe Beach, Udupi, India
• Mypad Beach, Andhra Pradesh, India
• Puri Beach, Orissa, India
• Vagator Beach, Goa, India
• Varca Beach, Goa, India
• Tiruchendur Beach, Tamil Nadu, India
• Karwar Beach, Karnataka, India

Indonesia

• Sanur, Bali, Indonesia
• Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia

Ireland

• Ballinskelligs, County Kerry
• Ballintra, County Donegal
• Ballybunion, County Kerry
• Ballyheigue, County Kerry
• Banna Strand, County Kerry
• Barleycove, County Cork
• Bray, County Wicklow
• Brittas Bay, County Wicklow
• Bundoran, County Donegal
• Clogherhead, County Louth
• Graystones, County Wicklow
• Gurteen Beach, County Galway
• Inniscrone, County Sligo
• Lahinch, County Clare
• Laytown, County Meath
• Myrtleville, County Cork
• Rosscarbery, County Cork
• Rossnowlagh, County Donegal
• Tramore, County Waterford
• Youghal, County Cork

Italy

• Citara, Ischia, Italy
• Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy
• Fontelina, Capri Island, Italy
• Lampedusa Island, Italy
• Grado, Italy

Jamaica

• Negril, Jamaica

Japan

• Honshū
  • Boso Peninsula
    • Kujukuri Beach
  • Izu Peninsula
    • Tenno Beach
  • Tenjin Beach

Kenya

• Diani Beach, Kenya
• Serena Beach, Kenya

Malaysia

• Datai Beach, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Tioman Island, Malaysia
• Similajau National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia
• Redang Island, Malaysia
• Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
• Pantai Teluk Belanga, Pangkor Laut, Malaysia

Martinique

• Le Diamant, Martinique

Mexico

• Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
• Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
• Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico
• Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico
• Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
• Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
• Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico
• Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
• Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

Montenegro

• Miločer, Montenegro
• Slovenska plaza, Budva, Montenegro
• Jaz, Budva, Montenegro
• Mogren I, Budva, Montenegro
• Mogren II, Budva, Montenegro
• Trsteno(Montenegrian beach), Budva, Montenegro
• Bečići, Budva, Montenegro
• Mala plaza, Ulcinj, Montenegro
• Velika plaza, Ulcinj, Montenegro
• Sutomore, Bar, Montenegro

Morocco

• Agadir, Morocco
• Essaouira, Morocco

Myanmar

• Sandoway Beach, Myanmar

Netherlands Antilles

• Cupecoy Beach, St. Martin, Netherlands Antilles
• Baie Orientale, St. Martin, Netherlands Antilles (a.k.a. Orient Beach)

New Zealand

• One Foot Island, New Zealand

Taylor's Mistake, Christchurch

Peru

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

Philippines

• Bantayan Island, Cebu, Philippines
• White Beach, Boracay Island, Philippines
• Puraran Beach, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines
• Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines
• Muelle Bay, Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
• Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines
• Amanpulo, Pamalican, Palawan, Philippines

Portugal

• Adraga, Sintra, Portugal
• Albufeira, Portugal
• Algarve, Portugal
• Costa da Caparica, Portugal
• Vilamoura, Portugal
• Porto Santo, Portugal
• Meco, Portugal

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Casuarina Beach, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Seychelles

• Anse Lazio, Seychelles
• Anse Source d'Argent, Seychelles
• Ile Souris, Seychelles

South Africa

• Western Cape
  • Beaches of Cape Town
• Eastern Cape
  • Kidds Beach
  • Nahoon Beach, East London

Sri Lanka

• Unawatuna, Sri Lanka

Tanzania

• Zanzibar, Tanzania

Tahiti

• Teahupoo, Tahiti

Thailand

• Ao Phang Nga, Thailand
• Ao Phra-Ae, Thailand
• Haad Rin, Thailand
• Pattaya Beach, Thailand
• Phuket, Thailand
• Rawaii, Thailand
• Hat Chaweng, Thailand
• Hat Farang, Thailand
• Hat Mai Khao, Thailand
• Hat Sai Kaew, Thailand
• Hat Sai Ree, Thailand
• Ko Pai, Thailand
• Ko Phi Phi Don and Ko Phi Phi Leh, Thailand
• Ko Tarutao National Marine Park, Thailand

Tobago

• Englishman's Bay, Tobago

Tonga

• Atata Island, Tonga
• Ha'apai, Tonga

Tunisia

• Sounine, Tunisia

Turkey

• Cleopatra's Beach, Gulf of Gökova, Turkey
• Çalis Beach, Turkey
• Gemile Bay Beach, Fethiye, Turkey
• İçmeler Beach, İçmeler, Turkey
• Kaputaş Beach, Kaş - Kalkan, Turkey
• Ladies Beach, Kuşadası, Turkey
• Olüdeniz, Fethiye, Turkey
• Patara Beach, Turkey
• Side Beaches, Side, Turkey
• Turtle Beach (İztuzu Beach), Dalyan, Turkey
• Sarimsakli/Altinova Beach, Ayvalik, Turkey
• Davutlar/Kalamaki Beach, Kusadasi, Turkey
• Didim/Altinkum/Golden Beach, Didim, Turkey
• Silver Beach, Kusadasi, Turkey
• Ilica beach, Cesme, Turkey
• Alacati Beach, Cesme, Turkey

Turks and Caicos Islands

• Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos Islands

Ukraine

• Arcadia Beach, Odessa (Odessa Oblast)
• Hidropark, Kiev
• Trukhaniv Island, Kiev
• Tsar's Beach, Novyi Svet (Crimea)

United Kingdom

• Benone Strand, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
• Blackpool, England
• Bournemouth, England
• Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
• Brighton, England
• Chesil Beach, Dorset, England
• Fistral Beach, Newquay, England
• Newquay, Cornwall, England
• Portstewart Strand, Northern Ireland
• Southend on Sea, Essex, England
• Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
• Studland, Dorset, England
• Weymouth, Dorset, England

United States

• Anaehoomalu Beach, Hawaii, United States,
• Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States,
• Bethany Beach, Delaware, United States,
• Black's Beach, California, United States,
• Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States,
• Children's Pool Beach, La Jolla, California, United States
• Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States,
• Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Corona del Mare, California, United States,
• Daytona Beach, Florida, United States,
• Dewey Beach, Delaware, United States,
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
• Grayton Beach, Florida, United States,
• Green Sands Beach, Hawaii County, Hawaii,
• Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
• Hanelai Bay Beach, Kauai, Hawaii, United States,
• Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, Hawaii, United States,,
• Hulopoe Beach, Lanai, Hawaii, United States,
• Jones Beach, New York, United States,
• Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii, United States
• Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
• Kapalua Beach Park, Maui, Hawaii, United States,
• Kee Beach, Kauai, Hawaii, United States,
• Key West, Florida, United States,,
• La Jolla Cove, La Jolla, California, United States,
• La Jolla Shores, La Jolla, California, United States,
• Luquillo Beach, Puerto Rico,,,
• Magen's Bay, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands,
• Maui, Hawaii, United States,,
• Miami Beach, Florida, United States,,
• Mission Beach, San Diego, California, United States,
• Moka'apu, Hawaii,,,
• Myrtle Beach, South Carolina United States,,
• Ocean City, Maryland, United States
• Ofu Island, American Samoa,,
• Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States,,
• Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, United States
• Palauea Beach, Maui, Hawaii, United States
• Palm Beach, Florida
• Panama City Beach, Florida, United States,
• Papohaku Beach Park, Molokai, Hawaii, United States
• Pensacola Beach, United States,,
• Playa Flamenco, Culebra, Puerto Rico
• Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States
• Poipu Beach Park, Kauai, Hawaii,
• Ponce Inlet, Florida, United States,
• Salt Pond Beach Park, Kauai, Hawaii,
• San Onofre Beach, California, United States,
• Santa Monica,United States,,
• Seaside Heights, New Jersey, United States,
• Silvershell beach, Marion, Massachusetts United States,
• South Beach, Miami, Florida, United States
• South Padre Island, Texas, United States,
• Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
• Trunk Bay, St. John, US Virgin Islands
• Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States,
• Waianapanapa, Hawaii, United States
• Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
• Wailea Beach, Maui, Hawaii, United States
• Warren Dunes State Park, Michigan, United States
• Weko Beach, Michigan, United States
• Wildwood, New Jersey, United States
• Weston's Beach, New Hampshire, United States

United States Virgin Islands

• Trunk Bay, St. John, US Virgin Islands

Venezuela

• Islas Los Roques, Venezuela
• Playa el Agua (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa Parguito (Isla de Margarita), Venezuela
• Playa el Yaque (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa el Ángel (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa Valdes (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa Caracola (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa Moreno (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa la Caranta (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa Juventud (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa Guacuco (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa Cardon (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa El Tirano (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela
• Playa Puerto Abajo (Isla de Margarita),Venezuela

Vietnam

• Bai Tam, Vietnam
• Hon Chong Beach, Vietnam
• China Beach, Vietnam
• Mui Ne Beach, Vietnam
• Nha Trang, Vietnam

Unclassified

• Angra dos Reis, Brazil
• Antalya, Turkey
• Antigua, Caribbean
• Argeles sur Mer, France [1]
• Arambol, Goa,India
• Arica, Tarapaca, Chile
• Aroa, Aitutaki, One Foot Island,Insulele Cook
• Aruba
• Bakau, Gambia
• Barbados, Caribbean
• The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
• Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
• Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia
• Bol, Brač, Croatia
• Bora Bora, French Polynesia
• Bredene, Belgium
• Brela, Croatia
• Cancún, Mexico
• Canoa Quebrada, Aracati, Ceará, Brazil
• Casuarina Beach, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
• Coolangatta, southern Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Copacabana, Brazil
• Cote de Azur, French Riviera
• Cozumel, Caribbean
• Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
• Dominican Republic
• Dubai beach, Dubai
• Fajara, Gambia
• Florianópolis Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Fortaleza, Brazil
• Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Golden Sands, Bulgaria
• Grand Cayman, Caribbean
• Guadalavaca, Cuba
• Beaches of Hong Kong
• Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda
• Horseshoe Bay, Fiji
• Huahine Beach, French Polynesia
• Ilha de Tinharé, Brazil
• Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Itacoatiara,Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Jericoacoara, Ceará, Brazil
• Kolocep Island, Croatia
• Kololi, Gambia
• Kotu, Gambia
• Kyrenia, Cyprus
• Leblon, Brazil
• Lefaga Beaches, Western Samoa
• Little Bay, Anguilla
• Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Maldives, Republic of Maldives
• Mamaia, Romania
• Mangalia, Romania
• Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
• Manly, Australia
• Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Mauna Kea, Hawaii
• Mersa Matruh, Egypt
• Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast Queensland Australia
• Miami Beach, Gold Coast Queensland Australia
• Muri Beach, Rarotonga
• Natadola Beach, Fiji
• Natal, Brazil, Brazil
• Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria in Australia
• Noosa,Queensland, Australia
• Olu Deniz, Turkey
• Palm Cove, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
• Paradise Island, Bahamas
• Pink Beach, Bahamas
• Pipa, Brazil
• Placencia, Belize
• Plage de Tahiti, Cote de Azur
• Porto Galinhas, Brazil
• Porto da Barra, Salvador,Brazil
• Port Vecchio, Corsica, France
• Praia do Forte, Brazil
• Rethymnon, Crete
• Rock Islands, Palau
• Rhodes, Greece
• Saipan Island, Northern Marianas
• Santos Beach Gardens, Brazil
• Seven Mile Beach, Cayman Islands
• Shark Island, Cronulla Beach, Australia
• Shell Beach, Insula Purbeck, Dorset,England
• Shell Beach,Sarasota Bay,U.S.A.
• Shoal Bay, Anguilla
• Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt
• Sinclair’s Bay, Caithness,Scotia
• Slovenska Plaza, Budva
• South Water Caye, Belize
• St. Restitude, Corsica, France
• Ste. Anne Beach, Guadeloupe
• Surfers Paradise, Central Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Sylt, Germany
• Tayrona National Park, Colombia
• Temae Beach, French Polynesia
• Tenerife, Canary Islands
• Trincel Beach, Stara Novalja, Croatia
• Varadero, Cuba
• Vatulele Island, Fiji
• Whitehaven Beach, Australia
• Yalong Wan, Hainan, China
• Zrće Beach, Novalja, Croatia

See also

• list of environment topics
• Nude beach

External links

• Beaches in Japan
• Beaches of Cyprus
• Photos of best beaches by country.
• Beaches of the World
• Beach Evaluation
• Virginia Beach
• Sunny Beach Bulgaria