Strand may refer to:

Topography

*The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: **

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 ...

Shoreline A shore or a shoreline is the fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. In physical oceanography, a shore is the wider fringe that is geologically modified by the action of the body of water past a ...

* Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida

Places

Africa

Strand, Western Cape Strand (Afrikaans for 'beach') is a seaside resort town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It forms part of the Helderberg region of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, situated on the north-eastern edge of False Bay and near the ...

, a seaside town in South Africa * Strand Street, a road in Cape Town, South Africa

Asia

*A park alongside the river Ganges in Chandannagar, India *

Strand Road, Kolkata Strand Road, also referred to as The Strand, is a major thoroughfare in downtown Kolkata, India. Running along the east bank of the Hooghly River, the road connects Bagbazar to Prinsep Ghat (in the Hastings neighbourhood) via the threshold ...

, a road alongside the river Ganges in Kolkata, India

Australia

The Strand Arcade The Strand Arcade is a heritage-listed Victorian-style retail arcade located at 195-197 Pitt Street in the heart of the Sydney central business district, between Pitt Street Mall and George Street in the City of Sydney local government area ...

, a Victorian shopping arcade in Sydney, Australia *

The Strand, Townsville The Strand is a seaside foreshore located in Townsville, Australia. It is located in the suburb of North Ward. The Strand has a view of the Port of Townsville and Magnetic Island, as well as to Cape Cleveland. Features in the area include a j ...

, a beachside foreshore in Townsville, Australia *

The Strand, Auckland The Strand is a street in Auckland, New Zealand's most populous city. It connects the Ports of Auckland to the Auckland motorway network, and is the eastern end of . Demographics The Strand statistical area, which covers the area between The S ...

, a street in Auckland, New Zealand *

The Strand Station The Strand Station, also referred to as Auckland Strand Station, is a railway station located on the eastern edge of the Auckland CBD. It serves as the long-distance railway station for Auckland. It is the northern terminus of the Northern Ex ...

, the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, known as ''The Strand'' for excursion trains

United Kingdom

Strand (UK Parliament constituency) Strand was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in the Strand, London, Strand district of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster, City of Westminster. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parli ...

* Strand, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland * Strand, London, a street in Central London *

New Strand Shopping Centre The New Strand Shopping Centre, known locally simply as The Strand, is the main shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, England. Opened in 1968, it was part of a larger Bootle redevelopment during this period, which was also complemented by the e ...

, a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside * St Mary le Strand (parish) * Strand District (Metropolis), a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England, from 1855 to 1900 *The Strand, recreation area in Gillingham, Kent

Europe

Strand (island) Strand was an island on the west coast of Nordfriesland in Schleswig, which was a fiefdom of the Danish crown. The area now belongs to Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. Coastlines along the Dutch-German-Danish coasts were significantly c ...

, a German island that was split into two by the Burchardi Flood of 1634 * Ștrand, a district of Sibiu, Romania *

Štrand Štrand ( sr-cyr, Штранд) is a popular beach on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located near the Liberty Bridge, in the city quarter known as Liman. History Štrand was built back in 1911, as a beach for local peop ...

, a beach on the Danube in Novi Sad, Serbia * Strand, Akershus, a village area in Bærum municipality in Viken county, Norway * Strand, Friesland, a hamlet in

Súdwest-Fryslân Southwest Friesland ( fy, Súdwest-Fryslân ) is a municipality in the Northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. It had a population of 84,092 in August 2017. Sneek is the municipal seat. With a total area of 841.56 km2, Sú ...

, Friesland, the Netherlands * Strand, Nordland, a village in Sortland municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Strand, Norway, a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway * Strand, Vestfold, a village in Sandefjord municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway

North America

Canada

* Strand Fiord Pass, a pass on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada

United States

* Strand, Iowa *

Grand Strand The Grand Strand is an arc of beach land on the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina, United States, extending more than from Little River to Winyah Bay. It is located in Horry and Georgetown Counties on the NE South Carolina coast. The term G ...

, a stretch of beaches in North and South Carolina *

Silver Strand (San Diego) Silver Strand, or simply The Strand, is a low, narrow, sandy isthmus or tombolo long in San Diego County, California partially within the Silver Strand State Beach. It connects Coronado Island with Imperial Beach. Together with the Point Loma p ...

, or The Strand, a narrow isthmus connecting Coronado Island with Imperial Beach, California *

Strand National Historic Landmark District The Strand Historic District, also known as the Strand District, in downtown Galveston, Texas (USA), is a National Historic Landmark District of mainly Victorian era buildings that now house restaurants, antique stores, and curio shops. The area ...

, a neighborhood in Galveston, Texas * The Strand (bicycle path), a pedestrian/bike path along the coast of the South Bay, Los Angeles

Art, entertainment, and media

Music

;Groups *The Strand, a British hard rock band that eventually evolved into the Sex Pistols ;Works * ''Strand'' (album), an album by the Spinanes *"Baile's Strand", a song on the album '' Crógacht'' by the band Suidakra, based on the same Celtic legend as Yeats' play *" Do the Strand," a song by the British band

Roxy Music Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who became the band's lead vocalist and principal songwriter—and bassist Graham Simpson. The other longtime members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone ...

Periodicals

*''The Strand'', a publication of

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The Strand Magazine ''The Strand Magazine'' was a monthly British magazine founded by George Newnes, composed of short fiction and general interest articles. It was published in the United Kingdom from January 1891 to March 1950, running to 711 issues, though the ...

'', a British monthly founded in the 1890s (named after the street in London)

Other art, entertainment, and media

* ''Strand'' (film), a 2009 Iranian film * ''The Strand'' (radio), a daily BBC World Service arts programme *Victor Strand, a character in '' Fear the Walking Dead'' *T.K Strand, a character in '' 9-1-1: Lone Star''

Biology

Coding strand When referring to DNA transcription, the coding strand (or informational strand) is the DNA strand whose base sequence is identical to the base sequence of the RNA transcript produced (although with thymine replaced by uracil). It is this stran ...

, a strand of DNA *A strand of hair

Brands and enterprises

* Strand (cigarette), a 1950s/1960s brand of cigarette notorious for its failed advertising campaign, "You're never alone with a Strand" * Strand Bookstore, a famous bookstore in New York City * Strand Cinema, art deco cinema in Belfast, Northern Ireland *

Strand Hotel The Strand (also known as Strand Hotel) is a Victorian-style hotel located in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), built by Aviet and Tigran Sarkie, two of the Sarkies Brothers. The hotel, which opened in 1901, which faces the Yangon River to its south, is ...

(also known as The Strand), a colonial-style hotel in Yangon, Myanmar * Strand Lighting, a company supplying lighting equipment to the entertainment industry *Strand Publishing, a publishing company based in Sydney, Australia; publisher of books by Grenville Kent *

Strand Releasing Strand Releasing is an American film production company founded in 1989 and is based in Culver City, California. The company has distributed over 300 auteur-driven titles from acclaimed international and American directors such as Apichatpong Wee ...

, a theatrical distribution company based in Culver City, California * The Strand (Providence theater), a live music venue and theater in Providence, Rhode Island

Other uses

* Strand (programming language), a parallel programming system * Strand (surname) *Strand, part of an

electrical cable An electrical cable is an assembly of one or more wires running side by side or bundled, which is used to carry electric current. One or more electrical cables and their corresponding connectors may be formed into a ''cable assembly'', whic ...

*Strand (mathematics), part of a knot as meant in the definition of

tricolorability In the mathematical field of knot theory, the tricolorability of a knot is the ability of a knot to be colored with three colors subject to certain rules. Tricolorability is an isotopy invariant, and hence can be used to distinguish between two ...