Where Is The Longest Stretch Of Beach In The World?

If you savor a nice , long saunter on the beach , here ’s a novel challenge – around 226 kilometers ( 140 international mile ) of continuous sandy shoreline .

Stretching all the style from Brazil to its border with Uruguay , Praia do Cassino is the longest ocean beach in the world . start in the historical seaport city of Rio Grande , the coastline is continuous until it meets the Chuí Stream at Brazil ’s most southerly point .

Although the exact length vary between sources , thebeachis generally thought to be around 230 kilometers ( 143 miles ) long . For summate view , that ’s longer than the total coastline of New York State , which lead 204 kilometers ( 127 miles ) , according to the Congressional Research Service .

The region is order to be popular for watersports , its wildlife ( include seal tours and migratory fowl observation ) , and of grade , sit down your butt down on thesandand enjoying the Sun . However , with humans not being one to miss an opportunity to push the body to theextreme , Praia do Cassino is also home to the recollective beach ultramarathon , proving that where there ’s a will , there ’s a wave .

At 226 kilometers ( 140 Swedish mile ) , theExtremo Sul Ultramarathonis definitely not one for the fainthearted , with participant give 54 hours to compensate the distance . Whilst that alone is already somewhat intimidating , even the most experienced runners can face serious challenges when it comes to the beach ’s surroundings .

The coastal reaching is open to the disposition of the South Atlantic Ocean , admit strong wind ( great for surfers and the nearbywind farm , not so great for smuggler ) and storm upsurge , one of which bust up a ship off the northern area of the beach back in1976 .

Whilst it might work host to the longest beach , Brazil is n’t the only land with extended arenaceous stretches . Coming in at a potent second place , over 12,000 kilometers ( 7,400 mile ) away from Praia do Cassino , is the beach at Coorong National Park on the southeasterly coast of Australia , at 194 kilometers ( 121 miles ) long . The Land Down Under is also home to the reasonably unimaginatively named Ninety Mile Beach , spread out over , well , 90 miles ( 145 klick ) – not to be confused with Ninety Mile Beach in New Zealand , which is actually only 55 miles ( 88 klick ) long .

For those who ’d prefer the antonym of an ultramarathon , the brusk beach in the world is only 40 meters ( 130 fundament ) and oddly , inland . Playa de Gulpiyuri in Spain can only be accessed by foot and whilst it has no lineal access to the sea , still has tides due to a series of tunnels connecting it to the nearby Bay of Biscay .

We ’ll see our fellow lounge potatoes in Spain .