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Cox's Bazar Beach, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Bangladesh, is the longest uninterrupted naturally occurring sea beach in the world. [1] [2] Located 150 km (93 mi) south of the city of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar is also known by the name Panowa, which translates literally as "yellow flower." An old name was "Palongkee". [3] [4]
Cox's Bazar Beach: Bangladesh: Asia: Longest natural sea beach in the world: 120 kilometres (75 mi) [7] Padre Island National Seashore: United States: North America: Longest undeveloped barrier island in the world: 105.4 kilometres (65.5 mi) [8] Ninety Mile Beach, New Zealand: New Zealand: Oceania: 88 kilometres (55 mi) [9]
Teknaf Beach (Bengali: টেকনাফ সৈকত) is situated in Teknaf Upazila of Cox's Bazar district. [20] This is unlike the main part of the beach. Teknaf Beach has more wildlife than the main beach and surrounded by Teknaf Peninsula's mangroves. [21] This section is divided by many beaches. Other beaches of the section are: [22] [23]
The word “cassino”, in Brazilian Portuguese, literally means ”casino” (a gambling establishment) in English. [7] The beach is named “Casino Beach” as, historically, tourists used to be able to gamble and play various games like Poker, Craps, and Blackjack within the luxury hotels overlooking the beach and the Atlantic.
Marina Beach, or simply the Marina, is a natural urban beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, along the Bay of Bengal.The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Foreshore Estate in the south, a distance of 6.0 km (3.7 mi), [1] making it the second longest urban beach in the world, after Cox's Bazar Beach.
Muzhappilangad Beach is a drive-in beach in the Kannur district of Kerala, on the Malabar Coast of India. It stretches across 4 kilometers in length. [1] In 2016, it was featured among the six "best beaches for driving" in an article published by BBC Autos. [2] [3] This beach is currently under major renovation.
Silver Beach is a beach on the southeast coast of India. It is located 2 km (1.2 mi) from downtown Cuddalore, the headquarters of Cuddalore district in the state of Tamil Nadu. Silver Beach, however, is untouched by the busy life of the city. It is the second longest beach on the Coromandel Coast and one of the longest beaches in Asia. The 57 ...
Bangladesh, with a sea border extending about 1320 kms [1], including all the islands and the estuary facing the Bay of Bengal, claims to have the world's longest sea beach at Cox's Bazar, measuring at 120 km (75 miles) [2] of unbroken sea beach, with a view of sunrise and sunset and a unique coral sea beach. Below is a list of sea beaches ...