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List of longest beaches

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This is a list of the longest beaches.

Longest beaches
Beach Country Continent Record Length References
Praia do Cassino Brazil South America Longest uninterrupted sandy seashore in the world (disputed; see coastline paradox) 212–254 kilometres (132–158 mi) [1][2][3][4]
Eighty Mile Beach Australia Oceania Contender for the longest uninterrupted sandy seashore in the world (disputed; see coastline paradox) 230 kilometres (140 mi) [5][6]
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]

Coastline paradox

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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.[10]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ 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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