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by Patricia Schultz


  Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 659

  Uluru and Kata Tjuta, Northern Territory, 650–51

  Canada

  Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, 925

  Niagara Falls, Ontario, 929–30

  Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda

  Mosquito Bay, Vieques, P.R., 1095

  Europe, Eastern

  Karst Plateau caves, Notranjska and Primorska provinces, Slovenia, 332–33

  Parnidis Dune, Curonian Spit, Lith., 306

  Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croat., 286–87

  Europe, Western

  Aletsch Glacier, Bernese Oberland, Switz., 275

  Faraglioni, Capri, Campania, It., 177

  Gorges du Verdon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 132

  Grotta Azzurra, Capri, Campania, It., 177

  Grotta di Nettuno, Sardinia, It., 198

  Lake Geneva, Montreux, Vaud, Switz., 282

  Lake Oeschinen, Bernese Oberland, Switz., 275

  Les Calanches, Gulf of Porto, Corsica, Fr., 108–9

  Les Calanques, Cassis, Provence-Alps-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 131

  Pirgos Dirou Caves, Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Gr., 169

  Samariá Gorge, Crete, Gr., 160

  Great Britain and Ireland

  County Donegal, Ire., 58

  Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Scot., 43–44

  Mexico

  Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, 947–48

  Gran Cenote, Tulum, Quintana Roo, 959

  Hidden Worlds, Tulum, Quintana Roo, 959

  Middle East

  The Empty Quarter, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 471–72

  Mada‘in Saleh, S.Arab., 466

  Musandam Peninsula, Oman, 462–63

  Wadi Rum, Jor., 456

  New Zealand

  Putangirua Pinnacles, Palliser Bay, North Island, 670

  Pacific Islands

  Savai’i, Samoa, 695

  Scandinavia

  Iceland’s Grand Canyon, Iceland, 353

  South America

  Amazon, Brazilian, 1000–1001

  Amazon, Ecuador’s, 1034–35

  Amazon, Peruvian, 1037–38

  Angel Falls, Gran Sabana, Venez., 1050–51

  The Atacama Desert, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 1026–27

  Cafayate, Arg., 992

  Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Venez., 1051

  Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Peru, 1038–40

  Fjords of Chile, Patagonia, Chile, 1022–23

  Iguazú Falls, Arg./Braz., 987–88

  Perito Moreno glacier, Patagonia, Arg., 990

  Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Arg., 993

  Uyuni Salt Flat, Bol., 999–1000

  United States

  Antelope Canyon, Arizona, 708

  Arches National Park, Utah, 881

  Badlands National Park, South Dakota, 869

  Bryce National Parks, Utah, 883–84

  Canyonlands National Park, Utah, 881

  Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, 828–29

  Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, 855–56

  Glacier National Park, Montana, 821–22

  Grand Canyon, Arizona, 706–7

  Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, 884

  Luray Caverns, Virginia, 891

  Moab and Red Rock Country, Utah, 881

  Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, 708–9

  Multnomah Falls, Oregon, 855–56

  Racetrack Playa, California, 715

  Rainbow Bridge, Arizona, 708

  Sea Lion Caves, Oregon, 857

  Sedona and Red Rock Country, Arizona, 711

  Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 909–10

  Gorgeous Beaches and Getaway Islands

  Beaches and Seashores

  Africa

  Anse Source d’Argent, La Digue, Seych., 442

  Archipelagos of Mozambique, Moz., 411–12

  Boulders Beach/Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, S.Afr., 415

  Essaouira, Mor., 383–84

  The Garden Route, Western Cape, S.Afr., 424–25

  Mahé, Seych., 441

  Maldives, 439

  Mauritius, 440

  Skeleton Coast, Namibia, 412

  Asia, East

  New Territories, Hong Kong, China, 488

  Asia, South and Central

  Dalawella beach, Galle, Sri Lanka, 568

  Eski Datça, Turkey, 576

  Goa, India, 534–35

  Gökova Körfezi, Turkey, 575

  Mirissa beach, Galle, Sri Lanka, 568

  Om Beach, Karnataka, India, 535

  Thalpe beach, Galle, Sri Lanka, 568

  Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 568

  Asia, Southeast

  Amanpulo, Pamalican Island, Palawan Province, Phil., 615

  Bali, Indon., 593–94

  Boracay, Visayas, Phil., 616–17

  Karon beach, Phuket, Thai., 631

  Kep, Camb., 590

  Koh Phi Phi, Thai., 627–28

  Koh Samui, Thai., 628–29

  Nha Trang, Viet., 640

  Palawan, Phil., 615–16

  Pangkor Laut Resort, Pulau Pangkor Laut, Perak, Malay., 608–9

  Pansea Beach, Phuket, Thai., 631

  Phra Nang beach, Phangnga Bay, Thai., 629–30

  Phu Quoc, Viet., 640–41

  Pulau Langkawi, Langkawi, Kedah, Malay., 605–6

  Raja Ampat Archipelago, Papua, Indon., 599–600

  Australia

  Bell’s Beach, Victoria, 662

  Cable Beach, Broome, 663–64

  Cape Tribulation, Queensland, 651–52

  Fraser Island, Queensland, 652–53

  Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, 661

  Lizard Island, Queensland, 654

  Ned’s Beach, New South Wales, 647

  Shipwreck Coast, Victoria, 662

  Whitehaven Beach, Queensland, 655

  Whitsundays, Queensland, 655–56

  Canada

  Alma Beach, New Brunswick, 924

  Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick/Nova Scotia, 924–25

  Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, 918–19

  Prince Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island, 934

  Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda

  Anguilla, 1057–58

  Baths of Virgin Gorda, B.V.I., 1070–71

  Bermuda, 1067–68

  Boston Bay Beach, Jam., 1091

  Carlos Rosario Beach, Culebra, P.R., 1096

  Curaçao, 1079

  Dickenson Bay, Antigua, 1059

  Domes Beach, Rincón, P.R., 1093

  Elbow Cay, Abacos, 1060

  Frenchman’s Cove, Port Antonio, Jam., 1092

  Grace Bay, Turks&Caicos, 1111–12

  Grand Anse Beach, St. George’s Grenada, 1085

  Great Abaco Barrier Reef Beach, Abacos, Bahamas, 1060

  Great Guana, Abacos, Bahamas, 1060

  Half-Moon Bay, Antigua, 1059

  Love Beach, New Providence Island, Bahamas, 1065

  Luquillo Beach, P.R., 1097

  Macaroni Beach, Mustique, Grenadines, 1104–5

  Magens Bay Beach, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., 1114

  Maracas Beach, Trin., 1109

  Martinique, 1093

  Maunday’s Beach, Anguilla, 1057

  Petit St. Vincent, Grenadines, 1105–6

  Petite Anse beach, Marie Galante, Guad., 1086

  Pigeon Point, Antigua, 1059

  Pinney’s, Nevis, 1100

  Plage Malendure, Basse-Terre, Guad., 1086

  Platinum Coast, Barb., 1066–67

  Playa Ancón, Trinidad, Cuba, 1077

  Playa Flamenco, Culebra, P.R., 1096

  Reggae Beach, St. Kitts, 1101

  St. Barths, 1098–99

  St. Martin, 1103

  Samaná Peninsula, Dom.Rep., 1082

  Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cay.Isl., 1074

  Seven Mile Beach, Negril, Jam., 1089–90

  Shoal Bay, Anguilla, 1057

  Spring Bay, B
equia, Grenadines, 1104

  Sun Bay, Vieques, P.R., 1096

  Tahiti Beach, Abacos, Bahamas, 1060

  Tobago, 1110

  Treasure Cay Beach, Abacos, 1060

  Trinidad, 1108

  Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S.V.I., 1113–14

  White Bay, Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I., 1070

  Central America

  Bay Islands, Hond., 972–73

  Bocas del Toro, Pan., 976

  Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, C. Rica, 965–66

  Corn Islands, Nicaragua, 974

  Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas, C. Rica, 966–67

  Ometepe, Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua, 975

  Placencia, Belize, 963

  San Blas Islands, Pan., 978

  Europe, Eastern

  Budva Riviera, Monten., 308–9

  Dalmation Coast, Croat., 284

  Istria, Croat., 285

  Europe, Western

  Aeolian Islands, Sicily, It., 198–99

  Amalfi Coast, Campania, It., 175–76

  Apokofto, Sifnos, Cyclades, Gr., 165

  Biarritz/Pays Basque, Aquitaine, Fr., 100–101

  Brittany, Fr., 104–5

  Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 127–28

  Cinque Terre, Liguria, It., 188–89

  Corsica, Fr., 108–9

  Formentera, Sp., 251

  French Riviera, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 128–29

  Hydra and Spetses, Saronic Gulf Islands, Attica, Gr., 158–59

  Ibiza, Sp., 251

  Italian Riviera, 189–90

  Mallorca, Sp., 251

  The Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Gr., 168–71

  Maremma, Tuscany, It., 211–12

  Monaco, 226

  Mykonos, Cyclades, Gr., 161–62

  Naxos and Páros, Cyclades, Gr., 162–63

  Patmos, Dodecanese, Gr., 165–66

  Positano, Campania, It., 176

  Salento Peninsula, Apulia, It., 174

  San Sebastián, Basque Country, Sp., 253–54

  Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, It., 189–90

  Santorini, Cyclades, Gr., 163–64

  Sardinia, It., 197–98

  Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Ger., 155

  Zeeland, Neth., 236

  Great Britain and Ireland

  Connemara, County Galway, Ire., 64

  County Clare, Ire., 54–55

  County Donegal, Ire., 58

  Dingle Peninsula, Dingle, County Kerry, Ire., 66–67

  Isle of Wight, Eng., 12–13

  Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ire., 58

  Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, Wales, 53

  Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scot., 44

  Mexico

  Tulum, Quintana Roo, 959

  Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, 949–50

  Middle East

  Aqaba, Jor., 456

  Musandam Peninsula, Oman, 462–63

  Scots Hotel, Galilee, Isr., 447

  Socotra Islands, Yem., 475–76

  Souq al-Alawi, Jeddah, S.Arab., 465–66

  New Zealand

  Marlborough Sounds, South Island, 675–76

  Pacific Islands

  Aitutaki, Cook Isl., 677–78

  Bora-Bora, Society Islands, 687

  Huahine, Society Islands, Fr.Poly., 688

  Matangi Island, Fiji, 682–83

  Matira Beach, Bora-Bora, Fr.Poly., 687

  Plage Tereia, Maupiti Island, Fr.Poly., 689

  Rangiroa, Tuamotu Islands, Fr.Poly., 691

  Savai’i, Samoa, 695

  Scandinavia

  Dueodde beach, Bornholm, Den., 335

  Tofta Strand, Gotland, Swed., 365

  South America

  Arraial d’Ajuda, Bahia, Braz., 1005

  Boa Viagem, Recife, Braz., 1011

  Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1013–14

  Easter Island, Chile, 1021–22

  Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Braz., 1010

  Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1016

  Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1013–14

  Itacaré, Bahia, Braz., 1001–2

  Los Roques Archipelago National Park, Venez., 1051

  Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1017

  Playa Brava, José Ignacio, Uru., 1048–49

  Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Braz., 1011–12

  Praia do Espelho, Bahia, Braz., 1005

  Punta del Este, Uru., 1049

  Trancoso, Bahia, Braz., 1005

  Viña del Mar, Chile, 1028

  United States

  Anaeho’omalu Bay, Hawaii, 761

  Apostle Islands, Wisconsin, 903–4

  Block Island, Rhode Island, 864

  Bowman’s Beach, Florida, 755

  Cannon Beach, Oregon, 857

  Cape Cod, Mass., 811–12

  Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, 851

  Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina, 851

  Cape May, New Jersey, 827

  Diamond Head Beach, Hawaii, 777

  The Golden Isles, Georgia, 757

  Hamoa Beach, Hawaii, 771, 772

  The Hamptons, New York, 840–41

  Hanalei Bay, Hawaii, 767

  Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, 778

  Hapuna Beach, Hawaii, 761

  Hookipa Beach, Hawaii, 772

  Hulopoe Beach, 769

  Kahalu’u Beach Park, Hawaii, 761

  Kailua Beach/Lanikai Beach, Hawaii, 778

  Kalihi Wai Beach, Hawaii, 767

  Kapalua Bay, Hawaii, 771

  Kauna’oa Beach, Hawaii, 761

  The Kennebunks, Maine, 801

  Lowcountry, South Carolina, 866–68

  Makalawena Beach, Hawaii, 761

  Makua Beach, Hawaii, 767

  Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., 813–14

  North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, 777–78

  Oneloa Beach, Hawaii, 772

  Outer Banks, North Carolina, 851

  Pfeiffer State Beach, California, 724

  Point Reyes National Seashore, California, 733

  Poipu Beach, Hawaii, 766–67

  Sandy Beach, Hawaii, 778

  Santa Monica Pier, California, 720

  Venice Beach, California, 720

  Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, 777

  Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, 825

  Islands

  Africa

  Benguerra Island, Moz., 411

  Bird Island, Seych., 441

  Chumbe, Tanz., 430

  La Digue, Seych., 441

  Lamu, Kenya, 407–708

  Likoma Island, Malawi, 410

  Livingstone Island, Zamb., 436

  Mahé, Seych., 441

  Maldives, 439

  Manda Island, Kenya, 408

  Mauritius, 440

  Mnemba, Tanz., 430

  Nosy Mangabe, Madag., 437

  Pemba, Tanz., 430

  Zanzibar Island, Tanz., 430

  Asia, East

  Shikoku Island, Jap., 525

  Tsukuda Island, Jap., 520

  Asia, South and Central

  Elephanta Island, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 542

  The Princes’s Islands, Turkey, 580

  Asia, Southeast

  Bali, Indon., 593–94

  Boracay, Visayas, Phil., 616–17

  Borneo, Malay., 603–5

  Cat Ba, Viet., 633

  Gili Islands, Lombok, Indon., 597–98

  Java, Indon., 595–96

  Koh Pha Ngan, Thai., 628

  Koh Phi Phi, Thai., 627–28

  Koh Samui, Thai., 628–29

  Koh Tao, Thai., 628

  Koh Yao Yai island, Thai., 630

  Komodo, Indon., 597

  Lampi Kyun, Myan., 610

  Lombok, Indon., 597–98

  Lon Khuet, Myan., 610

  Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myan., 610

  Palawan, Phil., 615–16

  Pangkor Laut, Perak, Malay., 608–9


  Papua, Indon., 598–99

  Penang, Malay., 609–10

  Phangnga Bay, Thai., 629–30

  Phu Quoc, Viet., 640–41

  Phuket, Thai., 631

  Pulau Menjangan, Bali, Indon., 593

  Raja Ampat Archipelago, Papua, Indon., 599–600

  Rinca Island, Indon., 597

  Sipadan, Sabah, Borneo, Malay., 603–4

  Australia

  Fraser Island, Queensland, 652–53

  Heron Island, Queensland, 654–55

  Kangaroo Island, South Austral., 659

  Lizard Island, Queensland, 654

  Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, 647

  Maria Island, Tasmania, 660

  Tasmania, 660–61

  The Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, 650

  Whitsundays, Queensland, 655–56

  Canada

  The Gulf Islands, British Columbia, 913–14

  Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, 913

  Stubbs Island, British Columbia, 919–20

  Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda

  Abacos, Bahamas, 1059–61

  Andros Island, Bahamas, 1061–62

  Anguilla, 1057–58

  Bahamas, 1059–1066

  Barbuda, 1059

  Bequia, St.Vin., 1104

  Bonaire, 1068–69

  British Virgin Islands, 1069–73

  Buck Island, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., 1112

  Cayman Islands, 1074

  Culebra, P.R., 1096

  Curaçao, 1078–79

  Dominica, 1080

  Exuma Cays, Bahamas, 1063–64

  Grenada, 1084–85

  Guadeloupe, 1085–86

  Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas, 1062–63

  Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I., 1069–70

  Martinique, 1092–93

  Mustique, Grenadines, 1104–5

  Nevis, 1099–1100

  Paradise Island, New Providence Island, Bahamas, 1065–66

  Parrot Cay, Turks&Caicos, 1111

  Pigeon Island, Guad., 1086

  Puerto Rico, 1093–97

  Saba, 1097–98

  St. Barths, 1098–99

  St. John, U.S.V.I., 1113–14

  St. Kitts, 1100–1101

  St. Lucia, 1101–2

  St. Martin, 1103

  St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., 1114

  St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1104–7

  Spice Island, Grenada, 1084–85

  Stocking Island, Exuma Cays, Bahamas, 1064

  Trinidad and Tobago, 1107–11

  Turks and Caicos, 1111–12

  Vieques, P.R., 1095–96

  Central America

  Bay Islands, Hond., 972–73

  Bocas del Toro, Pan., 976

  The Corn Islands, Nicaragua, 974

  Las Isletas, Granada, Nicaragua, 975

  Roatán, Hond., 972

  San Blas Islands, Pan., 978

  Turneffe Island Atoll, Ambergris Caye, Belize, 961

  Europe, Eastern

  Kizhi, Russia, 321

  Saaremaa Island, Est., 294–95

  Vis, Croat., 285

  Zadar, Croat., 285

  Europe, Western

  Aeolian Islands, Sicily, It., 198–99

  Balearic Islands, Sp., 251

 

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