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Sarah Charlesworth
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Ganavan Beach
David Brown
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Gruinard Beach
Peter Barr 
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Red Wharf Bay Red Wharf Bay beach lies 500 meters east of Red Wharf Bay, Isle of Anglesey.
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Ian Andrews 
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Carsaig Bay This picturesque stretch of land boasts a rich and verdant oasis, predominantly comprised of stone beach with a modes...
Maigheachgheal 
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Penbryn Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Dalton Burn Beach
Ben Gamble
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Frensham Great Pond The designated bathing area is situated on Frensham Great Pond's northern edge. Bathing is restricted to a marked san...
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Beesands Beesands beach lies in Devon, 100 meters north east of Beesands.
Roger Gilbertson
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Achmelvich Beach Achmelvich Beach is situated in the county of Highland, 400 meters west of Achmelvich.
james denham
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Dunbar East Beach
Alison Rawson
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Seahouses North Seahouses North Beach is a long remote beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring nearly two kilomet...
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Trish Steel
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Christchurch Avon Beach Christchurch Avon Beach is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide from ...
Judith Cutler
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Traigh Ghael Beach Traigh Ghael, also known as the Gaelic beach of the Highlander, is a serene and isolated beach located on the souther...
Steve Daniels 
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Plas Menai Beach
Grant Sherman
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Westward Ho! Westward Ho! is south of the Taw/Torridge Estuary on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, appr...
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.