- Sand
- white
- Water
- clear, gently shelving Andaman water
5,425 beaches
Tropical beaches
This collection gathers beaches whose latitude falls within 23.5 degrees of the equator, the band bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. 5,425 beaches meet the rule, one of the site's largest collections.
- Sand
- golden
- Water
- partly sheltered nearshore pools
- Sand
- pale gold
- Water
- calm, with reef close to shore
- Sand
- white
- Water
- calm, clear Atlantic water
- Sand
- rocky shore
- Water
- very clear over the reef
- Sand
- white
- Water
- calm, bright-turquoise Caribbean water
- Sand
- pale
- Water
- exposed Atlantic, strong surf
- Sand
- pale
- Water
- exposed Atlantic, heavy surf
- Sand
- coarse pale and lava
- Water
- deep and clear, with no shelf
- Sand
- golden
- Water
- calm and clear, reef close in
- Sand
- golden
- Water
- calm, clear bay water
- Sand
- white
- Water
- warm, reef-sheltered water
- Sand
- red cinder
- Water
- calm inside the lava breakwater
- Sand
- white
- Water
- warm turquoise Caribbean water
- Sand
- white
- Water
- very shallow, calm turquoise water
- Sand
- golden
- Water
- exceptionally clear oceanic water