Australia is well known for its sandy beaches and pristine coastlines but now it has official bragging rights to the best in the world, according to a list of the world’s best beaches selected by editors and readers of Conde Nast Traveller magazine.
Far North Queensland’s Palm Cove Beach has been given the top gong.
The accolade was awarded for the spot’s palm trees, powdery sand and view of dolphins and whales from the jetty.
It beat beaches in Hawaii, Indonesia and France.
But it isn’t the only Aussie beach on the list, with three others making the top 10.
After Honopu Beach in Hawaii and Brekon in Shetland, Wategos Beach in Byron Bay was rated number four.
The beloved beach in northern New South Wales offers calm conditions for swimming and a scenic spot for for sunset viewing.
After Ora Beach in Indonesia, another New South Wales beach comes in at number six.
An hour’s drive from Sydney, the list calls Mona Vale Beach the “unsung hero of the famed northern beaches”.
Sydney Tourism says it is effectively two separate beaches separated by a broad ocean rock platform, which has a 25-metre ocean-fed lap pool and a children’s pool.
At number eight is a Queensland favourite, Noosa Main Beach.
The list calls it the most-loved beach within easy reach of Brisbane.
Clearly, they’ve haven’t heard of the South Bank Streets Beach.
Following more stunning shorelines in South Africa, Polynesia, Greece, Seychelles and Fiji, another Aussie beach is ranked number 22.
Over to the West Coast, Turquoise Bay in Exmouth is given a shout-out for its crystalline waters.
It’s also a World Heritage-listed site that is home to the largest congregation of whale sharks.
The love for Western Australian beaches doesn’t end there.
Gantheaume Point in Broome is rated number 25 for its photogenic reef-rock and warm waters.
With six entries, Australia is the country with the most beaches mentioned.
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