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A towel has many functions on the beach:
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* drying one's body after being in the water (or, if available, taking a [[shower]]);
* drying one's body after being in the water (or, if available, taking a [[shower]]);
* removing sand from the body;
* removing sand from the body;
* changing from regular [[clothing]] to [[swimming wear]] and back if one chooses, or is required, to avoid being [[nude]] briefly; a long [[T-shirt]], [[dress]], [[coat]], etc. serves the same purpose; other alternatives are:
* changing from regular [[clothing]] to [[swimming wear]] and back if one chooses, or is required, to avoid being [[nude]] even briefly; a long [[T-shirt]], [[dress]], [[coat]], etc. serves the same purpose; other alternatives are:
**changing in a changing room or a toilet, if available;
**changing in a changing room or a toilet, if available;
**going to the beach with swimming wear under regular clothes and leaving the beach ditto; the latter has the disadvantage, if one has been in the water, that one wears wet clothes, or has to wait until the swimming wear is dry.
**going to the beach with swimming wear under regular clothes and leaving the beach ditto; the latter has the disadvantage, if one has been in the water, that one wears wet clothes, or has to wait until the swimming wear is dry.

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A beach is the area of land at the border of a body of water, where the slope is gentle enough to collect sand, shells, small rocks, shingle, volcanic sand etc.

Many beaches are highly popular as tourist attractions, as the relatively soft sand makes a comfortable spot to sit or lie in the sun, walk around in bare feet (see foot), and easily enter or exit the water. The waves present at many open-water beaches make the sport of surfing and related activities possible.

A towel has many functions on the beach:

  • to lay on: in the case of a sandy beach to avoid contact with the sand (if that is not desired), in the case of pebbles and rocks, to make the surface softer;
  • drying one's body after being in the water (or, if available, taking a shower);
  • removing sand from the body;
  • changing from regular clothing to swimming wear and back if one chooses, or is required, to avoid being nude even briefly; a long T-shirt, dress, coat, etc. serves the same purpose; other alternatives are:
    • changing in a changing room or a toilet, if available;
    • going to the beach with swimming wear under regular clothes and leaving the beach ditto; the latter has the disadvantage, if one has been in the water, that one wears wet clothes, or has to wait until the swimming wear is dry.

The last item is not applicable on a nudist beach.


Famous beaches:

There is a 1996 novel by Alex Garland entitled The Beach, and a famous end-of-the-world novel by Nevil Shute entitled "On the Beach" and an album of the same name by Neil Young. Also a movie starring Bette Midler called Beaches and one starring Matt Damon entitled The Beach.

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