beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc sh ...

is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles along the shoreline of a body of water. Beach, Beaches or beaching may also refer to:

Geography

Canada

* Beaches (federal electoral district), a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario *

Beaches (provincial electoral district) Beaches was a provincial riding in Toronto, Ontario represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1967. It was carved completely out of the existing riding of York East. Its boundaries remained the same until 1967 when it was ...

, a provincial riding in Toronto, Ontario *

Beaches, Newfoundland and Labrador The Beaches is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is southwest of Baie Verte. Geography Beaches is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 5. Demographics As ...

, a village *

The Beaches, Toronto The Beaches (also known as "the Beach") is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is so named because of its four beaches situated on Lake Ontario. It is located east of downtown within the "Old" City of Toronto. The approximate bounda ...

, a neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada

United States

* Beach, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Beach, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Beach, North Dakota Beach is a city in and the county seat of Golden Valley County in the State of North Dakota. The population was 981 at the 2020 census. Beach was incorporated in 1909. The mayor of Beach has been Henry Gerving since 2018. History Beach was firs ...

, a town * Beach, Washington, an unincorporated community *

Jacksonville Beaches The Jacksonville Beaches, or Jax Beaches known locally as "The Beaches", are a group of towns and communities on the northern half of an unnamed barrier island on the US state of Florida's First Coast, all of which are excluded cities or parts of ...

, or Beaches, a neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida * The Beach (waterpark), a former water park in Albuquerque, New Mexico *

The Beach at Adventure Landing The Beach at Adventure Landing was a water park located northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio. Previously known as The Beach Waterpark, it featured ten water attractions, several children's areas, sand volleyball and basketball courts, pool-s ...

, a water park in Mason, Ohio

Other places

* Beach, Gloucestershire, a village in England * Kingdom of Beach, a promontory of

Terra Australis (Latin: '"Southern Land'") was a hypothetical continent first posited in antiquity and which appeared on maps between the 15th and 18th centuries. Its existence was not based on any survey or direct observation, but rather on the idea that ...

appearing on Latin maps of the 16th century *

List of beaches This is a list of beaches of the world, sorted by country. A beach is a landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake, or river. It usually consists of loose particles, which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, peb ...

, of the world, sorted by country

Arts, entertainment, and media

Books

* ''Beaches'' (novel), a 1986 novel by Iris Rainer Dart * ''The Beach'' (novel), a 1996 novel by Alex Garland *

Sebastian Beach Sebastian Beach is a fictional character in the Blandings stories by P. G. Wodehouse. He is the butler at Blandings Castle, seat of Lord Emsworth and his family, where he serves for over eighteen years. Inspiration Beach's name was inspired by B ...

, character in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse

Film, TV and Radio

* ''Beaches'' (1988 film), starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey * ''Beaches'' (2017 film), a television remake of the 1988 film, starring Idina Menzel and Nia Long * ''The Beach'' (film), a 2000 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio * ''The Beach'' (TV series), a 2020 Australian lifestyle television shown on SBS and NITV *

The Beach (UK radio station) The Beach was a commercial FM radio station broadcasting to the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft areas. It used to broadcast from studios in Norwich and Ipswich. Before that it broadcast from studios at the junction of Hollingsworth Road and Oulton ...

, a British commercial local radio station in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk *

CHWC-FM CHWC-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country format at 104.9 FM in Goderich, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand name ''Country 104.9''. CHWC broadcasts music, morning shows, and weather, in addition to local, National ...

, a radio station in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, that identifies as "The Beach"

Music

Beach music Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, and to a lesser extent, Beach pop, is a regional genre of music in the United States which developed from rock/ R&B and pop music of the 1950s and 1960s. Beach music is most closely associate ...

, a music genre of the 1950s and 1960s *

The Beaches (band) The Beaches are a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto in 2013. Named after the Toronto neighbourhood where three of the four members grew up, the band consists of Jordan Miller (lead vocals, bass), Kylie Miller (guitar), Leandra Earl (keyboard ...

, Canadian rock band * ''Beaches'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 1988 film * "The Beach" (song), a 2003 song by the duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker * Beach (song), a song by San Cisco

People

Little Beach

* Little Beach in

Makena State Park Mākena State Park comprises in Makena, south of Wailea on the island of Maui, Hawaii. It contains three separate beaches and a dormant volcanic cinder cone. Big Beach, also known as "Oneloa Beach" and "Mākena Beach", is a popular spot fo ...

, Hawaii, United States * Little Beach, New Jersey, United States * Little Beach, Portland, Dorset, England

Other uses

* California State University, Long Beach, often colloquially referred to as "The Beach" ** The Long Beach State athletic program, officially branded as "The Beach" since 2020–21 *

Beaching (nautical) Beaching (or Landing) is the process in which a ship or boat is laid ashore, or grounded deliberately in shallow water. This is more usual with small flat-bottomed boats. Larger ships may be beached deliberately; for instance, in an emergency, a ...

, to lay a vessel ashore or ground it deliberately * Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH), an Australian Department of Health system for collecting data from general practice * Cetacean stranding, when a whale beaches itself *

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, also known as beach bird