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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, pebbles, or cobblestones. Beaches typically occur in areas along the coast where wave or current action deposits and reworks sediments. The particles comprising a beach are occasionally biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae. Afghanistan * Qargha Reservoir Albania Algeria * Beni Haoua Beach Angola * Baía Azul * Coatinha beach in Benguela * Mussulo beach in Luanda * Praia Do Cangulo in Namibe Antigua and Barbuda There are 365 beaches on Antigua. The following are some of beaches in Antigua and Barbuda: * Cocoa Point beach, Barbuda, *Devil's Bridge beach, Saint Philip, Antigua and Barbuda, * Eden beach, near Five Islands, Antigua, * Five Islands beach, Antigua * Galleon beach, Google Maps *Half Moon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (geology), rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae. Sediments settle in different densities and structures, depending on the local wave action and weather, creating different textures, colors and gradients or layers of material. Though some beaches form on inland freshwater locations such as lakes and rivers, most beaches are in coastal areas where wind wave, wave or Ocean current, current action deposition (geology), deposits and reworks sediments. Coastal erosion, Erosion and changing of beach geologies happens through natural processes, like wave action and Extreme weather, extreme weather events. Where wind conditions are correct, beaches can be backed by coastal dunes which offer protection and regeneration for the beach. However, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qargha Reservoir
Qargha Dam (; ) is located in the town of Qargha, about west from the Shahr-e Naw neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is an embankment dam built on the Paghman River, with a side channel spillway under the road running on top of the dam. Its reservoir can hold up to of water, which is used for irrigation purposes. The dam is named after the town. History Qargha Dam was built in the 1930s under King Mohammad Nadir Shah and his son Mohammad Zahir Shah, mainly for irrigation and tourism purposes. The height of the dam is approximately . Its length is and its width . A sluice gate of the dam which was damaged has since been restored. The reservoir water spread area behind the dam is . The reservoir volume is 32.8 million m3, and was developed for the purpose of recreation in the 1950s when Mohammad Daoud Khan was the Prime Minister. It has since been a popular picnic location, particularly on the weekends and public holidays when it is visited by a large number of picnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Islands, Antigua And Barbuda
Five Islands Village is a village located on the northwest coast of Antigua, within Saint John Parish in Antigua and Barbuda. Geography The village is on a peninsula, and was named for the five rock islands adjacent in Five Island Harbour. It is about southwest of the nation's capital city St. John's, and connected to it by a single road. The village is surrounded by 12 of the 365 beaches on Antigua. The highest point in the village is Mount Barrington, the location of Fort Barrington. The fort was named after British Admiral Barrington, who captured Caribbean St. Lucia island from the French in 1667. The fort was built during the colonial British Antigua and Barbuda period, mainly as a lookout for any foreign battleships in the area. Demography Five Islands has a population of 337 people as of 2011, many of whom are employed in farming or fishing. The village is home to several sportsmen, including Richie Richardson, the cricketer and West Indies region coach. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eden Beach
Eden may refer to: *Garden of Eden, the "garden of God" described in the Book of Genesis Places and jurisdictions Canada * Eden, Ontario * Eden High School Czech Republic * Praha-Eden railway station Middle East * Eden, Lebanon, a city and former bishopric * Camp Eden, Iraq Oceania * Eden (New Zealand electorate), a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate * Eden, New South Wales, Australia ** Electoral district of Eden, an electoral district in New South Wales United Kingdom * Eden, County Antrim, a townland in Northern Ireland *Eden, the names of three townlands in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland: ** Eden, Dungiven parish ** Eden, Learmount parish (County Londonderry portion) ** Eden, Tamlaght O'Crilly parish * Eden, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Eden, High Wycombe, a shopping centre in Buckinghamshire, England * Eden District, former local government district in Cumbria, England * Eden Project, a visitor attraction in Cornwall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Philip, Antigua And Barbuda
Saint Philip (), officially the Parish of Saint Philip, is a civil parish of Antigua and Barbuda, on the easternmost portion of Antigua island. Its capital is the village of St. Philip's. Saint Philip borders Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Saint Philip faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Philip is surrounded by various islands and islets. It had an estimated population of 3,689 in 2018, which makes it the least populous parish of Antigua and Barbuda. Saint Philip has a relatively low population density and is the parish with the most significant Atlantic coastline. Due to its location, it is the coldest parish in the country with temperatures regularly falling to fifteen degrees Celsius during the winter. Saint Philip is separated into two peninsulas; the densely populated northern peninsula where the majority of the population lives and the sparsely populated southern peninsula with higher elevations and more vegetation cover. The economy is mostly dominated by tourism, with incomes be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil's Bridge, Antigua And Barbuda
Devil's Bridge National Park is a natural rock arch in eastern Antigua. It is located on the Atlantic coast at , near Indian Town Point to the east of Willikies. The area around the arch features several natural blowholes which shoot up water and spray powered by waves from the Atlantic Ocean. This particular location is exposed to waves that are pushed by the Trade Winds with no land between here and Europe. Nearby popular local swimming spots such as Long Cove are sheltered by an offshore reef acts as a natural breakwater. In 2008 it was declared National Park. See also * Hell's Gate Island Hells Gate Island is a small island located in Antigua. It is known for its unique natural formation of a narrow channel, called Hell's Gate Hells Gate, Hell's Gate, Hell Gate or Hells Gates may refer to: Places Africa * Hell's Gate National P ... References Landforms of Antigua and Barbuda Natural arches National parks of Antigua and Barbuda Protected areas established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbuda
Barbuda (; ) is an island and dependency located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda as an autonomous entity. Barbuda is located approximately north of Antigua. The only settlements on the island are Codrington, Barbuda, Codrington and its surrounding localities. Barbuda is a flat island with the western portion being dominated by Codrington Lagoon, and the eastern portion being dominated by the elevated plateau of the Barbuda Highlands, with salty ponds and scrubland spread throughout the island. The climate is classified as Tropical marine climate, tropical marine. The first inhabitants of Barbuda were canoe-driving hunter-gatherers around 3,000–4,000 years ago. The island was subsequently inhabited by the Arawak and Kalinago. Early settlements by the Spanish were followed by the French and English who formed a colony in 1666. In 1685, Barbuda was leased to brothers John and Christopher Codrington (colonial administrator) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocoa Point
Coco Point is a peninsula on the island of Barbuda and is home to a luxury resort called the Coco Point Lodge. Coco Point Lodge Airstrip, owned by the lodge, is located on the peninsula. It is the southern-most point on Barbuda. The Coco Point Lodge is located on a 164-acre peninsula and can accommodate a maximum number of 68 guests. History In the 1950s, William Cody Kelly had begun to locate the "best beach in the area". Kelly was trying to find a leeward beach that was ideal for activities like sailing, swimming, and snorkeling. On February 14, 1960, while flying over Coco Point on Barbuda, he found what he wanted and created the Coco Point Lodge. Barbuda Ocean Club The Barbuda Ocean Club is a widely criticized project that hopes to develop the peninsula into "an exclusive collection of private homesites" and a gated community. Developers of the contentious Peace, Love and Happiness (PLH) project in Barbuda have been charged with "greenwashing Greenwashing (a com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antigua And Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a Sovereign state, sovereign archipelagic country composed of Antigua, Barbuda, and List of islands of Antigua and Barbuda, numerous other small islands. Antigua and Barbuda has a total area of 440 km2 (170 sq mi), making it one of the smallest countries in the Caribbean. The country is mostly flat, with the highest points on Antigua being in the Shekerley Mountains and on Barbuda the Barbuda Highlands, Highlands. The country has a tropical savanna climate, with pockets of tropical monsoon in Antigua's southwest. Its most populated city is St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, St. John's, followed by All Saints, Antigua and Barbuda, All Saints and Bolans. Most of the country resides in the corridor between St. John's and English Harbour. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Caribbean Sea on the west, Antigua and Barbuda is located within the Leeward Islands moist forests, Leeward Islands moist forest and Leeward Islands xeric scrub ecoregions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benguela
Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census. History Portuguese rule Benguela was founded in 1617 as ''São Felipe de Benguela'' by the Portugal, Portuguese under Manuel Cerveira Pereira, 8th Governor of Portuguese West Africa, Angola (1604–1607). It was long the centre of an important trade, especially in Slavery in Angola, slaves to Brazil and Cuba. Ships anchored about off the shore, in depths of and Lightering, transferred loads to smaller boats which used five or six jetty, jetties in the town. However, the nearby deep-water sheltered harbour of Lobito was a much larger port. Besides the churches of S. Felipe and S. António, the hospital, and the fortress, as of 1911 there were only a few stone-built houses. A short way beyond Benguela is Baía Farta, where salt was manufactured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baía Azul
Baía Azul () is a beach in the south of Benguela Province in Angola. It is situated south of Praia Morena beach. It owes its name to the blue waters that glisten from a light green to a navy blue. Baía Azul is considered "the mother" of the beaches in Benguela Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census. History Por .... Its unique and incomparable beauty and its sport fishing conditions make it a popular tourist attraction. (retrieved - 26/09/2010) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Baia Azul Benguela Province ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census. History Portuguese rule Benguela was founded in 1617 as ''São Felipe de Benguela'' by the Portugal, Portuguese under Manuel Cerveira Pereira, 8th Governor of Portuguese West Africa, Angola (1604–1607). It was long the centre of an important trade, especially in Slavery in Angola, slaves to Brazil and Cuba. Ships anchored about off the shore, in depths of and Lightering, transferred loads to smaller boats which used five or six jetty, jetties in the town. However, the nearby deep-water sheltered harbour of Lobito was a much larger port. Besides the churches of S. Felipe and S. António, the hospital, and the fortress, as of 1911 there were only a few stone-built houses. A short way beyond Benguela is Baía Farta, where salt was manufactured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
