List of longest beaches

This is a list of the longest beaches.

Longest beaches
BeachCountryContinentRecordLength References
Praia do CassinoBrazilSouth AmericaLongest uninterrupted sandy seashore in the world (disputed; see coastline paradox)212–254 kilometres (132–158 mi) [1][2][3][4]
Eighty Mile BeachAustraliaOceaniaContender for the longest uninterrupted sandy seashore in the world (disputed; see coastline paradox)230 kilometres (140 mi) [5][6]
Cox's Bazar BeachBangladeshAsia120 kilometres (75 mi) [7]
Padre Island National SeashoreUnited StatesNorth AmericaLongest undeveloped barrier island in the world105.4 kilometres (65.5 mi) [8]
Ninety Mile Beach, New ZealandNew ZealandOceania88 kilometres (55 mi) [9]
Troia Peninsula Portugal Europe Longest uninterrupted sand beach in Europe 64.8 kilometres (42 mil) [10]

Coastline paradox

Due to the coastline paradox, it is difficult to determine the longest beach in the world, as the resulting measurements are highly dependent on the resolution at which a beach is recorded. For instance, the more accurately you measure the coast of a given beach, the longer the beach will inevitably become.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Hueck, Karin; Miranda, Fabricio; Cohen, Otavio; Iria, Luiz; Garcia, Marcelo (May 2013). "No limite do Brasil: conheça melhor as fronteiras do país". Superinteressante (in Portuguese). Grupo Abril. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Susin, Raquel (February 16, 2007). "Maior praia do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Rank Brasil. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Hueck, Karin; Miranda, Fabricio; Cohen, Otavio; Iria, Luiz; Garcia, Marcelo (May 2013). "No limite do Brasil: conheça melhor as fronteiras do país". Superinteressante (in Portuguese). Grupo Abril. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Longest Beaches In The World". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  5. ↑ Ramsar Convention. (1999, January 1). Ramsar Sites Information Service. Eighty-mile Beach | Ramsar Sites Information Service. https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/480
  6. ↑ "Fact Sheet: Eighty Mile Beach • Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh: Tourism". The Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2003. p. 679. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. ↑ David Sikes of Corpus Christi Caller-Times, "Padre Island seashore marks 50th", Laredo Morning Times, December 3, 2012, p. 3A
  9. ↑ "Ninety Mile Beach – Northland & Bay of Islands, New Zealand". www.newzealand.com.
  10. ↑ "Sines - Troia (Portugal) | Fastest Known Time". fastestknowntime.com. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  11. ↑ Steinhaus, Hugo (1954). "Length, shape and area". Colloquium Mathematicum (in Polish). 3: 1–13. doi:10.4064/cm-3-1-1-13. ISSN 0010-1354.
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