Whitehaven Beach – Australia
Whitehaven Beach is known for its white
sands. This Beach has a long 7 km stretch along Whitsunday Island. The island
is accessible by boat from the mainland tourist ports of Airlie Beach and Shute
Harbour, as well as Hamilton Island. The Beach was named the top Eco Friendly
Beach in the world by CNN.com. Dogs are not permitted on the beach and
cigarette smoking is prohibited.
History
The beach was named and discovered in 1879
by Staff Commander EP Bedwell. Being one of the many names from the then English county of Cumberland
Bedwell brought to the area following James Cook's 1770 naming of the island
group The Cumberland Islands.
Geography
The beach was awarded Queensland's Cleanest
Beach in Keep Australia Beautiful's 2008 Clean Beach Challenge State Awards. In
July 2010, Whitehaven Beach was named the top Eco Friendly Beach in the world
by CNN.com. Dogs are not permitted on the beach and cigarette smoking is
prohibited.
Whitehaven Beach is known for its white
sands. It has beautiful scenery and the sand consists of 98% pure silica, which gives it a
bright white color. Local rocks do not contain silica so it has been suggested
that the sands were brought to the beach via prevailing sea currents over
millions of years.
Unlike regular sand, the sand on Whitehaven
Beach does not retain heat making it comfortable to walk barefoot on a hot day.
This sand is also very fine, and can damage electronic equipment such as
telephones and cameras, although it is good at polishing up jewelry.
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