List of beaches - Definition and Overview

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

• Acapulco, Mexico
• Achravi, Corfu, Greece
• Aghios Georgios North, Corfu, Greece
• Algarve, Portugal
• Anaehoomalu Beach, Hawaii
• Angra dos Reis, Brazil
• Anse La Roche, Grenada
• Anse Lazio, Seychelles
• Anse Source d'Argent, Seychelles
• Ao Phang Nga, Thailand
• Ao Phra-Ae, Thailand
• Aruba
• Atata Island, Tonga
• Bahia de Matanchen, San Blas, Mexico
• Baie Orientale, St. Martin, Netherlands Antilles
• Bai Tam, Vietnam
• Bakau, Gambia
• Bantayan Island, Cebu, Philippines
• The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
• Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
• Bethany Beach, Delaware
• Black's Beach, California
• Blackpool, England
• Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia
• Bol, Brač, Croatia
• Bournemouth, England
• Brighton, England
• Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York
• Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico
• Calangute, India
• Çalis Beach, Turkey
• Canoa Quebrada, Aracati, Ceará, Brazil
• Camps Bay, South Africa
• Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
• Casuarina Beach, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Chesil Beach, Dorset, England
• China Beach, Vietnam
• Cleopatra's Beach, Turkey
• Clifton beach, South Africa
• Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York
• Copacabana, Brazil
• Corona del Mare, California
• Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy
• Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
• Cupecoy Beach, St. Martin, Netherlands Antilles
• Datai Beach, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Daytona Beach, Florida
• Devka, India
• Le Diamant, Martinique
• Diani Beach, Kenya
• Englishman's Bay, Tobago
• Essaouira, Morocco
• Fajara, Gambia
• Fistral Beach, Newquay, United Kingdom
• Fontelina, Capri Island, Italy
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
• Fortaleza, Brazil
• Gemile Bay Beach, Turkey
• Golden Sands, Bulgaria
• La Gomera, Canary Islands
• Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos Islands
• Grayton Beach, Florida
• Guadalavaca, Cuba
• Ha'apai, Tonga
• Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, Oahu, Hawaii
• Hanelai Bay Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
• Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, Hawaii
• Hat Chaweng, Thailand
• Hat Farang, Thailand
• Hat Mai Khao, Thailand
• Hat Rin, Thailand
• Hat Sai Kaew, Thailand
• Hat Sai Ree, Thailand
• Hon Chong Beach, Vietnam
• Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines
• Beaches of Hong Kong
• Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda
• Horseshoe Bay, Fiji
• Huahine Beach, French Polynesia
• Hulopoe Beach, Lanai, Hawaii
• Içmeler Beach, Turkey
• Ile Souris, Seychelles
• Ilha de Tinharé, Brazil
• Ipanema, Brazil
• Islas Los Roques, Venezuela
• Jericoacoara, Ceará, Brazil
• Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii
• Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii
• Kampung Juara, Malaysia
• Kapalua Beach Park, Maui, Hawaii
• Kaputas Beach, Turkey
• Kee Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
• Khao Lak, Thailand
• Kare Kare, New Zealand
• Ko Pai, Thailand
• Ko Phi Phi Don and Ko Phi Phi Leh, Thailand
• Ko Tarutao National Marine Park, Thailand
• Kolocep Island, Croatia
• Kololi, Gambia
• Kotu, Gambia
• Kovalam, Kerala (Gods own country), India
• Kyrenia, Cyprus
• Ladies Beach, Turkey
• Lalaria, Greece
• Lampedusa Island, Italy
• Leblon, Brazil
• Lefaga Beaches, Western Samoa
• Leipsoi, Greece
• Little Bay, Anguilla
• Luquillo Beach, Puerto Rico
• Magen's Bay, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
• Maharashtra, India
• Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines
• Maldives
• Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
• Marina Beach, Chennai, India
• Maui, Hawaii
• Mauritius
• Mersa Matrouh, Egypt
• Milocer, Serbia and Montenegro
• Moka'apu, Hawaii
• Muelle Bay, Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
• Mui Ne Beach, Vietnam
• Muri Beach, Rarotonga
• Muscat, Oman
• Natadola Beach, Fiji
• Brazil, Brazil
• Negril, Jamaica
• Newquay, Cornwall, England
• Nha Trang, Vietnam
• Ocean City, Maryland
• Ofu Island, American Samoa
• Olu Deniz Beach, Turkey
• One Foot Island, New Zealand
• Ornos Beach, Mykonos, Greece
• Palauea Beach, Maui, Hawaii
• Pantai Teluk Belanga, Pangkor Laut, Malaysia
• Papohaku Beach Park, Molokai, Hawaii
• Palolem Beach, Goa, India
• Patara Beach, Turkey
• Pattaya Beach, Thailand
• Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
• Pink Beach, Bahamas
• Placencia, Belize
• Playa del Carmen, Mexico
• Playa Flamenco, Culebra, Puerto Rico
• Poipu Beach Park, Kauai, Hawaii
• Ponce Inlet, Florida
• Port Vecchio, Corsica, France
• Praia do Forte, Brazil
• Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Puerto Angel, Mexico
• Puerto Escondido, Mexico
• Puraran Beach, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines
• Rawaii, Thailand
• Redang Island, Malaysia
• Rethymnon, Crete, Greece
• Rock Islands, Palau
• San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico
• Santorini Island, Greece
• Salt Pond Beach Park, Kauai, Hawaii
• Sandoway Beach, Myanmar
• Santos Beach Gardens, Brazil
• Sanur, Bali, Indonesia
• Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia
• Serena Beach, Kenya
• Seven Mile Beach, Jamaica
• Shoal Bay, Anguilla
• Side Beaches, Turkey
• Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt
• Similajau National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia
• Skiathos Island, Greece
• Slovenska Plaza, Budva
• South Beach, Miami, Florida, United States
• Southend on Sea, Essex, England
• South Padre Island, Texas, United States
• South Water Caye, Belize
• Stavros Beach, Crete, Greece
• St. Restitude, Corsica, France
• Ste. Anne Beach, Guadeloupe
• Studland, Dorset, England
• Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
• Surfers Paradise, Central Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Tahiti
• Temae Beach, French Polynesia
• Tioman Island, Malaysia
• Trunk Bay, St. John, US Virgin Islands
• Tula, Mexico
• Turtle Beach, Turkey
• Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
• Varadero, Cuba
• Vasilikos, Zante Island, Greece
• Vatulele Island, Fiji
• Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii
• Wailea Beach, Maui, Hawaii
• Waianapanapa, Hawaii
• Weymouth, Dorset, England
• White Beach, Boracay Island, Philippines
• Whitehaven Beach, Australia
• Woodbine Bathing Station, Toronto (beach volleyball, windsurfer rentals, 50m pool, 5m and 10m tower)
• Zanzibar, Tanzania