region · 1 reviewed profile · 39 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
The Whitsundays
A Queensland island group where protected reef waters, silica sand and sailing routes meet.
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Where to go
Beach destinations around the world.
Each one gathers the beaches along a stretch of coast, with what the sea does there, the best months to go and how to get around once you arrive.
region · 1 reviewed profile · 4 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
South Iceland
A coast of volcanic sand, sea stacks, glacial rivers and powerful North Atlantic exposure.
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island · 1 reviewed profile · 3 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
Providenciales
The main visitor island of Turks and Caicos, with a long developed north shore and extensive shallow turquoise water.
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region · 1 reviewed profile · 28 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
Cape Peninsula
A meeting place of granite coves, cold ocean water, protected habitats and exposed Atlantic and False Bay coasts.
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island · 1 reviewed profile · 12 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
Crete
Greece’s largest island combines exposed northern shores, protected southern coves and lagoon-like shallows.
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region · 1 reviewed profile · 31 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
Oregon Coast
A cool-water Pacific coast of sea stacks, wide tidal beaches, headlands and weather that changes the view by the hour.
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region · 1 reviewed profile · 148 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
The Algarve
Southern Portugal’s limestone coast alternates open sand with coves cut between arches and cliffs.
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Rio de Janeiro
An urban beach city where neighborhood life, mountains, surf and dense transit meet directly at the sand.
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island · 1 reviewed profile · 128 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
Culebra
A small Puerto Rican island of protected coves, coral habitat and beaches reached by ferry or short flight.
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region · 1 reviewed profile · 26 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
Palawan
A long Philippine island province of limestone islands, reefs, fishing communities and long tropical beaches.
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island · 1 reviewed profile · 17 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
Hawaiʻi Island
A geologically young island with black, green and pale sand shorelines shaped by lava, surf and living reef systems.
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island · 1 reviewed profile · 4 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
La Digue
A granitic Seychelles island known for sculpted boulders, shallow lagoons and bicycle-scale travel.
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region · 1 reviewed profile · 13 sourced records within 60 km · 3 photographs
Kenya South Coast
A warm Indian Ocean coast with reef-backed beaches, tidal flats and coastal forest.
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