Hawley Beach, Tasmania is a seaside resort town 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the nearest main town (Devonport). At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 596. Nearby is the small town of Port Sorell and locality of Shearwater. Hawley Beach is known for its minute red sand crabs, Hooded Plovers and reasonable fishing. It borders the Rubicon Estuary

Muriwai, also called Muriwai Beach, is a coastal community located on the west coast of North Island, New Zealand. It is also home to a large colony of gannets. It is approximately 17 km West of Kumeu, 42 kilometres Northwest of Auckland city, at the southern end of an unbroken 50 kilometre stretch of beach which extends up the Tasman Sea coast to the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour

Anse Source D’Argent, the second best beach in the Seychelles is also one of the most popular. The coastline is a series of small crescent pink sand beaches separated by gigantic granite boulders which are famous for their unusual curves worn by time and weather. The beach is sheltered by a reef, ideal for snorkeling and sun bathing. The calm waters make it perfect for the little ones

Elliot’s Beach is located in Besant Nagar, Chennai, India. It forms the end-point of the Marina Beach shore and is named after Edward Elliot, Governor of Madras. It has the Velankanni Church and the Ashtalakshmi Kovil nearby. The beach, one of the cleanest beaches in the city, is a prominent hang-out zone for most of the college-going crowd in Chennai.

Marina del Rey is a seaside unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 8,866 at the 2010 census. Its Fisherman’s Village offers a view of Marina del Rey’s dominant feature as one of the largest man-made small boat harbors in the U.S., with 19 marinas with capacity for 5,300 boats.

Khao Phing Kan or Ko Khao Phing Kan is a two-island pair located on the west coast of Thailand, in the Phang Nga Bay, Andaman Sea. About 40 metres from its shores lies a 20 meters tall islet Ko Tapu. The island is a part of the Ao Phang Nga National Park. Since 1974, when it was featured in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun, it is popularly called James Bond Island.

Brighton is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 12 km SE from Melbourne’s CBD. The Dendy Street Beach, just south of Middle Brighton, features 82 colourful bathing boxes, which are one of the tourist icons of Melbourne. The boxes share a uniformity of size and build, and a regular arrangement along the beach, and are the only surviving such structures close to the Melbourne CBD.

Qantab is a fishing village that is south of the Omani capital of Muscat, located between Al Bustan and Al Khayran. The beach at Qantab is open to public at no cost. There are usually several boatmen who offer rides around the rocky outcrops nearby. One of the standout features of this beach are crystal clear waters and absolute cleanliness with which the beach has been maintained.

Oman Dive Center is the oldest dive center in Oman. Founded in 1989, it was run as a dive club for several years and has undergone remarkable changes to become what it is today. In 2004 Oman Dive Center was taken over by Extra Divers Worldwide and was transformed into the only “eco dive resort” of Oman – in fact the only one in the Middle East!

Muizenberg is a beach-side suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast. It is considered to be the birthplace of surfing in South Africa and it is home to the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. Historically, the village has several special features, including the Post House, Rhodes’ Cottage and the site of the Battle of Muizenberg.

Ross Island was once the Administrative Headquarters for the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. One can see remnants of an opulent past in the ruins of the church, swimming pool and the chief commissioner’s residence with its huge gardens and grand ballrooms. The island is situated about 2 km east of Port Blair & can be reached by a short boat ride from Phoenix Bay Jetty.