Beaches

A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae. Sediments settle in different densities and structures, depending on the local wave action and weather, creating different textures, colors and gradients or layers of material.

Certification for high quality beaches

building-like sculpture made with moist sand

especially in Europe, a beach composed of pebbles and cobbles

thumb|Beachcombing in Suva, Fiji thumb|Beachcombing at Belle Isle State Park (Virginia)|Belle Isle State Park in Virginia, United States

land-based game fishing technique

The maximum water level of a bank or shore

transfer of sand from offshore areas to resupply beach areas that have been eroded

thumb|Beachrock along Réunion island seashore thumb|Detail showing fragments of coral and shells Beachrock is a friable to well-cemented sedimentary rock that consists of a variable mixture of gravel-, sand-, and silt-sized sediment that is cemented with carbonate minerals and has formed along a shoreline. Depending on location, the sediment that is cemented to form beachrock can consist of a variable mixture of shells, coral fragments, rock fragments of different types, and other materials. It can also contain scattered artifacts, pieces of wood, and coconuts. Beachrock typically forms within

small building used for shelter on beaches

wave-swept or wave-deposited ridge running parallel to a shoreline

beach or wave-cut platform raised above the shoreline by a relative fall in the sea level

activity of cleaning a beach from pollution such as crude oil or plastic

modern leisure concept of an artificially-created environment in an urban setting which simulates a public beachfront

public beach where pet dogs are allowed

changes to a shoreline by accretion and erosion

small beach between two headlands

unauthorized and/or illegal mining of sand

beach affected by large waves

natural coastline in Tuscany, Italy