The most beautiful beach in Australia as voted by Australians is Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays.
Although many of the world's most beautiful beaches are located in the Pacific and Caribbean, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa sits at the base of the Twelve Apostles Mountains looking out over the Atlantic Ocean.
Seychelles. Seychelles is home to some of the best beaches in the world and is another place that's reminiscent of the Maldives. Although it's a lot bigger than most of the islands you'd visit in the Maldives, you shouldn't let that put you off though – Seychelles is amazing.
Australia is perhaps more than any other nation best known for its famous beaches and blue water world-wide. We have more stunning stretches of coastline than we do forgettable beaches, each with their own unique blend of natural beauty, remoteness, or proximity to major cities swinging the odds in their favour.
Baia do Sancho, Brazil
About 220 miles off the coast of Brazil, Baia do Sancho is regularly deemed the world's best beach. UNESCO designation and careful government protections keep it and the entire Fernando de Noronha archipelago pristine.
The South Pacific and South Atlantic Oceans are the least polluted with 297 billion and 491 billion plastic pieces respectively. Both oceans have gyres but limited human activities makes them cleaner than the rest.
Australia actually has more than 10,000 beaches. There are approximately 12,000 beaches across Australia's coastline. As an island, there are naturally a load of beaches. If you visited a new beach every day, it would take you over 30 years to see them all.
Whether you're diving it, swimming it or simply gazing lovingly from afar, there's no doubt that the water in the Whitsundays is some of the most awe-inspiring in the world. Nothing evokes the feeling of a tropical paradise like a bright and clear blue sea - but for all of its wonder, it evokes a great deal of mystery.
South Australia
The aquamarine-and-blue stretch of the Yorke Peninsula includes some of the prettiest scenery in all of Australia. Cape Spencer and its picturesque lighthouse are perfect spots for snapping photos, while just across the water Kangaroo Island is one of the best day trips in the region.
Whitehaven Beach // Queensland
Know for its beautiful 7 km stretch of white sand and crystal clear turquoise waters, Whitehaven Beach is without doubt of of Australia's finest. It is located on Whitsunday Island, part of a group of islands just of the tropical Queensland coast.
1. Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean covering more than 30% of the Earth. This is close to half of the water on Earth.
Blue Lake. With an underwater visibility of up to 262ft, Blue Lake (or Rotomairewhenua) is officially the clearest lake in the world.
The Mediterranean Sea, for example, although its own body of water is part of the Atlantic, and it often ranks as one of the safest seas in the world.
Crater Lake, Oregon, USA
Its water has a rich, bright blue hue. It is perfectly clear, transparent, and very cold.
Looking at the entire oceans, however, the Pacific Ocean is by far the warmest overall ocean because it has about four times the intense sun-heated surface area in the tropics compared with the Atlantic Ocean.
Based on a study by Science Advances in 2021, the Philippines is the leading country on the list of top 10 ocean plastic contributors – generating an estimated 356,371 MT of plastic waste in our ocean.
That's right – the Emerald Coast in Northwest Florida takes the first-place medal when it comes to the beach sand quality. Stretching across five Florida counties on the Gulf of Mexico, the Emerald Coast boasts sparkly, silky soft sand as far as the eye can see.
Dalian Beach, China
Dalian Beach is in the north-east of China and is most often cited as the world's busiest beach, with hundreds of thousands flocking to cool themselves by the coast.