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Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Peter Church
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Singing Sands
Jim Champion
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Godrevy Beach
Brian Green
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Brightlingsea Beach
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Gaddings Dam
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
Fossick OU
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Peter\'s Point
Stuart Wilding
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St Ninians Isle Beach
Nigel Cox
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Margate Palm Bay
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Graham Ellis
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Troon South Beach
Trish Steel
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Flamborough North Landing Beach
David Medcalf
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Monreith Beach
Ian Paterson
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Eastbourne Beach
Alisdair MacDonald 
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Port nan Ron Nestled at the edge of a tranquil bay lies a pristine beach with powdery white sand. This secluded beach is not easil...
Darren Haddock
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Porth Oer Beach Porth Oer Beach is situated about 4 kilometers north west of Aberdaron.
Bob Shires
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Moelfre Beach
chris lovelock
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Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
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Knab Rock Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Polurrian Cove Polurrian Cove beach is situated 2 kilometers north west of Mullion in Cornwall.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.