Strand or The 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 (geology), rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological s ...

Shoreline A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...

* Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida

Places

Africa

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

, a seaside town in South Africa *

Strand Street Strand Street is one of the main streets in the central business district of Cape Town, South Africa. It runs northwest-southeast through the centre from Green Point, Cape Town, Green Point to Woodstock, Cape Town, Woodstock, passing the Golde ...

, a road in Cape Town, South Africa

Asia

*A park alongside the river Ganges in

Chandannagar Chandannagar (), also known by its former names Chandannagore and Chandernagor (), is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Ko ...

, 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, Kolkata, Hastings neighbourhood) ...

, 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 are ...

, 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 je ...

, a beachside foreshore in Townsville, Australia

New Zealand

* The Strand, Auckland, a street in Auckland, New Zealand * The Strand,

Tauranga Tauranga (, Māori language for "resting place," or "safe anchorage") is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the List of cities in New Zealand, fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of or roughly 3% of t ...

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

United Kingdom

* Strand (UK Parliament constituency), former constituency in the City of Westminster * Strand, County Down, a townland in

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the ...

, Northern Ireland *

Strand, London The Strand (commonly referred to with a leading "The", but formally without) is a major street in the City of Westminster, Central London. The street, which is part of London's West End Theatre, West End theatreland, runs just over from Tra ...

, a street in Central London * St Mary le Strand (parish), City of Westminster *

Strand District (Metropolis) Strand was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England, from 1855 to 1900. Until 1889, the district was in the county of Middlesex, but included in the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW). In 1889, th ...

, a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England, from 1855 to 1900 * The Strand, Wiltshire, a hamlet *The Strand, recreation area in

Gillingham, Kent Gillingham ( ) is a town in Kent, England, which forms a conurbation with neighbouring Chatham, Kent, Chatham, Rochester, Kent, Rochester, Strood and Rainham, Kent, Rainham. It is the largest town in the borough of Medway and in 2020 had a populat ...

* New Strand Shopping Centre, a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside * Strands,

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...

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 ...

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

Ștrand Ștrand is a residential district of Sibiu, Romania, located in the western part of the city. The district is located around the swimming pool complex of the city, the name deriving from that fact. It is separated into two smaller neighborhoods: Ș ...

, a district of Sibiu, Romania *

Štrand Štrand ( sr-cyr, Штранд) is a popular city beach on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located and the edge of Liman neighborhood, with the Liberty Bridge passing above the beach. Name Its name derives from the Germa ...

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

Súdwest-Fryslân Southwest Friesland ( ) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. It had a population of 89,999 in January 2021. Sneek is the municipal seat. With a total area of 841.56 km2, Southwest-Friesland is ...

, Friesland, the Netherlands * Strand, Nordland, a village in Sortland municipality in Nordland county, Norway *

Strand, Norway Strand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Jørpeland. The municipality lies across the fjord from the city of Stavanger ...

, a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway * Strand, Vestfold, a village in Sandefjord municipality in Vestfold 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 northeastern South Carolina coast. Th ...

, 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 a human-constructed tombolo long in San Diego County, California, partially within Silver Strand State Beach. It connects Coronado with Imperial Beach. Together with the Poin ...

, or The Strand, a narrow isthmus connecting Coronado Island with Imperial Beach, California * Strand National Historic Landmark District, 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 The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they became culturally influential in popular music. The band initiated the punk movement in the United Ki ...

;Labels *Strand Records, an American budget label, launched in spring 1959, in New York City, as a subsidiary of ''Consolidated Frybrook Industries'', founded in 1958 by

Jack Kent Cooke Jack Kent Cooke (October 25, 1912 – April 6, 1997) was a Canadian American businessman in broadcasting and professional sports. Starting in sales, Cooke was very successful, eventually becoming a partner in a network of radio stations and new ...

;Works * ''Strand'' (album), an album by the Spinanes *"Baile's Strand", a song on the album ''

Crógacht Crógacht is the ninth studio album by the German melodic death metal band Suidakra. This album features a greater Celtic sound and theme than earlier works. In particular, it builds on the sound formed in the previous album, ''Caledonia'', notab ...

'' 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 music, rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry (lead vocals/keyboards/principal songwriter) and Graham Simpson (musician), Graham Simpson (bass). By the time the band recorded their Roxy Music (album), first albu ...

Periodicals

*''The Strand'', a publication of

Victoria University in the University of Toronto Victoria University is a federated college of the University of Toronto located at the St. George campus in Downtown Toronto. The school was founded in 1836 by the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada as a nonsectarian literary institution. From ...

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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 ''Fear the Walking Dead'' is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson for AMC. It is a spin-off to '' The Walking Dead'', which is based on the comic book series of the same na ...

'' *T. K. Strand, a character in '' 9-1-1: Lone Star'' *

The New York Times Strands Strands is an online word game created by ''The New York Times''. Released into beta in March 2024, Strands is a part of the New York Times Games library. Strands takes the form of a word search, with new puzzles released once every day. The or ...

, an online word game

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 Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and ...

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 The Strand Bookstore is an independent bookstore located at 828 Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway, at the corner of East 12th Street (Manhattan), 12th Street in the East Village, Manhattan, East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, tw ...

, 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 Sarkies, 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 W ...

, 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 Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...

*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 d ...