Two Young Girls Sunbathing On The Beach

There are several beaches which are claimed to be the "World's longest", including Praia do Cassino (254 km), Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (120 km), Marina Beach in Chennai, India, Fraser Island beach, 90 Mile Beach in Australia and 90 Mile Beach in New Zealand (88 km), Troia-Sines Beach (63 km) in Portugal and Long Beach, Washington (which is about 40 km).
Beaches and recreation
Many beaches are very popular on warm sunny days. In the Victorian era, many popular beach resorts were equipped with bathing machines because even the all-covering beachwear of the period was considered immodest. This social standard still prevails in many Muslim countries. At the other end of the spectrum are topfree beaches and nude beaches where clothing is optional or not allowed. In most countries social norms are significantly different on a beach in hot weather, compared to adjacent areas where similar behaviour might not be tolerated and might possibly be persecuted because of this action.