Whitehaven recognised as world’s second best beach

WHITEHAVEN Beach is regularly recognised as being one of the top spots in #Australia but now the iconic 7km stretch of white silica sand has been named the second best beach in the world. 

FlightNetwork, Canada’s largest travel website, has created a list of The World’s 50 Best Beaches after consultation with more than 600 of the world’s top travel professionals including journalists, editors, bloggers and agencies. 

Whitehaven Beach, which scored 10/10 for sheer untouched beauty, remoteness and sand and water quality, was described as “heaven on earth” by judges.

The holder of the Best Beach title is Grace Bay, in the Turks and Caicos Islands. For the complete list of The World’s 50 Best Beaches visit www.flightnetwork.com/blog/worlds-50-best-beaches

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Whitehaven best beach in Australia

WHITEHAVEN BEACH in the Whitsundays tops the list of #Australian #beaches in Tripadvisor’s 2016 Travellers’ Choice Awards. It’s the fourth year in a row that the beach has taken its Oscars-worthy position in the rankings, winning the number one spot in the South Pacific, too.

Average water temperature is 26C/80F year-round, the beach stretches for 4.3 miles, and overnight camping there costs from A$5.75 (£3) per person per night.

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Where life’s a beach

WHITEHAVEN BEACH – four miles of pure white silica sand – on uninhabited #Whitsunday Island, #Queensland, has been named by TripAdvisor as one of the world’s ten most #perfectbeaches.

Cruise Whitsundays – the largest marine tourism operator in the region – has three ways to get beach-lovers to Whitehaven: a full day at the beach; a half-day cruise adventure; and a high-speed ride to the beach aboard the company's sailing catamaran.

Departures are from the company's cruise terminal at Airlie Beach, and from Hamilton and Daydream Islands

*Whitehaven Beach sand comprises 98% pure silica, which gives it its bright white colour. As local rocks are not silica bearing, it has been suggested the sand has been brought to the beach by prevailing sea currents over millions of years. Unlike ordinary sand, Whitehaven’s reflects light and does not absorb heat, making it comfortable to walk barefoot on a hot day.

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