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Muzhappilangad Beach is a drive-in beach in kannur in 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.
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 .
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]
Over three years ago, Versova beach in Mumbai was little more than a dumping ground for garbage and waste. After witnessing the devastating impact the refuse was having on the ocean, Afroz Shah ...
Inani Beach. Inani Beach (Bengali: ইনানী সৈকত) is an 18-kilometre-long (11 mi) sea beach in Ukhia Upazila of Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. [16] [17] It has a lot of coral stones, which are very sharp. These coral stones look black and green, and they are found in summer or rainy seasons. [18] Patuartek Beach is situated ...
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]
The beach first opened in 1965, [3] [18] and was the largest beach in the country at the time. [18] It was designated a special tourist area in 1994, and various leisure facilities were constructed in larger numbers then. [3] The beach has been subject to erosion over time; the area of the sandy portion decreased by 54% from 1947 to 2004. The ...
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, crushed from 600 tonnes of stones; an "ocean" six times larger than an Olympic pool, filled with 13,500 tonnes of unsalted, chlorinated water [1] kept hot at 28°C ...