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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 [[foot|feet]], and easily enter or exit the [[water]]. The [[wave]]s present at many open-water beaches make the sport of [[surfing]] and related activities possible.
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 [[foot|feet]], and easily enter or exit the [[water]]. The [[wave]]s present at many open-water beaches make the sport of [[surfing]] and related activities possible.


One of the main attractions of a sandy beach, especially for [[child]]ren, is [[play]]ing with the sand. One can make a [[mountain]], a [[pit]], [[canal]]s, [[tunnel]]s, [[bridge]]s, a [[statue]], a [[scale]] [[model]] of a [[building]] (such as a [[sand castle]]), etc.
One of the main attractions of a sandy beach, especially for [[child]]ren, is [[play]]ing with the sand. One can make a [[mountain]], a [[pit]], [[canal]]s, [[tunnel]]s, [[bridge]]s, a [[statue]], a [[scale]] [[model]] of a [[building]] (such as a [[sand castle]]), etc. Depending on whether it is an ocean beach, and on coastal [[topography]], [[tide]]s add attractive dynamics.




Revision as of 06:49, 31 May 2003

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, and easily enter or exit the water. The waves present at many open-water beaches make the sport of surfing and related activities possible.

One of the main attractions of a sandy beach, especially for children, is playing with the sand. One can make a mountain, a pit, canals, tunnels, bridges, a statue, a scale model of a building (such as a sand castle), etc. Depending on whether it is an ocean beach, and on coastal topography, tides add attractive dynamics.


A towel has many functions on the beach:

  • to lie 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 and from objects;
  • changing from regular clothing to swimwear and back if one chooses, or is required, to avoid being nude even briefly.

For the last function 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 swimwear 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.

This item is not applicable on a nudist beach.


Famous beaches:

Quote: Even a bad day at the beach is still a day at the beach!

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 entitled The Beach.

See also The Beach Boys.

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