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'''[[File:Cox's Bazar boats.jpg|thumb|250px|Fishing boats on Cox's Bazar Beach]]


'''Cox's Bazar Beach, located at [[Cox's Bazar]], [[Bangladesh]], praised as the longest natural sea beach in the world running {{convert|150|km||abbr=}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19340259|title=Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar: A paradise being lost?|last=Ethirajan|first=Anbarasan|date=26 December 2012|work=[[BBC World]]|access-date=29 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Europa World Year Book]]|date=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-85743-227-5|pages=679|chapter=Bangladesh: Tourism|chapterurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&pg=PA679}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/2334|title= Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - the World's Longest Beach 120km|accessdate=2008-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=31 January 2007 |title= World's longest beach hidden in Bangladesh |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/the-worlds-longest-beach/2007/01/31/1169919381993.html?page=fullpage |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |agency=Reuters |access-date=2008-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |date=23 December 2005 |title=IMF Country Report 05/410 Bangladesh: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ez93G-dFoqEC&pg=PR60 |publisher=International Monetary Fund |page=116 |isbn=978-1-4527-0752-5}}</ref> However it is second longest after [[Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria|Ninety Mile Beach]] in Australia.<ref name="DK2014">{{cite book|author=DK|title=Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=csH-AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA111|date=1 September 2014|publisher=Dorling Kindersley Limited|isbn=978-0-241-18703-6|page=111}}</ref> It is the top tourist destination of [[Bangladesh]].<ref>Ajit K. Danda, ''Asia, Land and People'', page 120, Asiatic Society (Kolkata), 2003, {{ISBN|9788172361402}}</ref><ref name=whyte>Mariam Whyte and Jui Lin Yong, ''Bangladesh'', page 136, Marshall Cavendish, 2010, {{ISBN|9780761444756}}</ref>
'''Cox's Bazar Beach, located at [[Cox's Bazar]], [[Bangladesh]], praised as the longest natural sea beach in the world running {{convert|150|km||abbr=}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19340259|title=Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar: A paradise being lost?|last=Ethirajan|first=Anbarasan|date=26 December 2012|work=[[BBC World]]|access-date=29 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Europa World Year Book]]|date=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-85743-227-5|pages=679|chapter=Bangladesh: Tourism|chapterurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&pg=PA679}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/2334|title= Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - the World's Longest Beach 120km|accessdate=2008-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=31 January 2007 |title= World's longest beach hidden in Bangladesh |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/the-worlds-longest-beach/2007/01/31/1169919381993.html?page=fullpage |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |agency=Reuters |access-date=2008-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |date=23 December 2005 |title=IMF Country Report 05/410 Bangladesh: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ez93G-dFoqEC&pg=PR60 |publisher=International Monetary Fund |page=116 |isbn=978-1-4527-0752-5}}</ref> However it is second longest after [[Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria|Ninety Mile Beach]] in Australia.<ref name="DK2014">{{cite book|author=DK|title=Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=csH-AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA111|date=1 September 2014|publisher=Dorling Kindersley Limited|isbn=978-0-241-18703-6|page=111}}</ref> It is the top tourist destination of [[Bangladesh]].<ref>Ajit K. Danda, ''Asia, Land and People'', page 120, Asiatic Society (Kolkata), 2003, {{ISBN|9788172361402}}</ref><ref name=whyte>Mariam Whyte and Jui Lin Yong, ''Bangladesh'', page 136, Marshall Cavendish, 2010, {{ISBN|9780761444756}}</ref>

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Cox's Bazaar Beach
কক্সবাজার সমুদ্র সৈকত
Tourist Attraction
People at Cox's Bazar Beach
People at Cox's Bazar Beach
Nickname: 
Longest Sea Beach of The World
Coordinates: 21°26′35″N 91°58′41″E / 21.443°N 91.978°E / 21.443; 91.978
Fishing boats on Cox's Bazar Beach

Cox's Bazar Beach, located at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, praised as the longest natural sea beach in the world running 150 kilometres (93 mi).[1][2][3][4][5] However it is second longest after Ninety Mile Beach in Australia.[6] It is the top tourist destination of Bangladesh.[7][8]

Aerial view of Cox's Bazar Beach

Geography

At high tide the beach is 200 metres (660 ft) wide and at low tide it is 400 metres (1,300 ft) wide on average.[8] Quicksand is a danger during ebb tide.[9]

References

  1. ^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (26 December 2012). "Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar: A paradise being lost?". BBC World. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh: Tourism". The Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2003. p. 679. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - the World's Longest Beach 120km". Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  4. ^ "World's longest beach hidden in Bangladesh". The Sydney Morning Herald. Reuters. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  5. ^ IMF Country Report 05/410 Bangladesh: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. International Monetary Fund. 23 December 2005. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-4527-0752-5.
  6. ^ DK (1 September 2014). Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-241-18703-6.
  7. ^ Ajit K. Danda, Asia, Land and People, page 120, Asiatic Society (Kolkata), 2003, ISBN 9788172361402
  8. ^ a b Mariam Whyte and Jui Lin Yong, Bangladesh, page 136, Marshall Cavendish, 2010, ISBN 9780761444756
  9. ^ "43 died in Cox's Bazar sea beach in 13 years: 5-km beach net likely". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

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