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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]
Teknaf Sea Beach. 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.
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]
The largest beach ultramarathon race in the world is held on this beach, the Cassino Ultra Race. The marathon is a long-distance race that sees participants traveling a distance of 230km over the sand, though it can also be run in the 73K and 135K modality. [ 14 ]
It is one of the fishing ports of Bangladesh, and contains one of the world's longest natural sea beaches (120 kilometres (75 mi) long including mud flats). In 1984, during the Ershad government, Cox's Bazar district was established by dividing Chittagong district.
Scientists consider the blue whale, which grows up to 110 feet (33.5 meters) long, to be the largest known animal ever to exist on the planet. But it’s possible that the 202 million-year-old ...
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.
The Seagaia Ocean Dome (シーガイアオーシャンドーム, Shīgaia Ōshan Dōmu) was one of the world's largest indoor waterparks, located in Miyazaki, Japan.The Polynesia-themed Ocean Dome, which was part of the Sheraton Seagaia Resort, with the world's biggest retractable roof, which was opened and closed according to the weather conditions [1]; 12,000 square metres of sandy beach ...