This is a list of beaches of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua has 365 beaches.
Overview
The country consists of the islands of Antigua and Barbuda (and the remote uninhabited island of Redonda), in the central section of the island chain of the West Indies, as one of the northernmost of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.
Both islands are of volcanic origin but, compared to other Antilles islands, relatively old and therefore lack a pronounced central mountain range. They are surrounded by the shallow sea of the submarine shelf and mature coral reefs, which protect them from erosion and provide the beaches with the famous pure white sand, which is slightly pink on Barbuda.Lit.
The beaches of the island form the economic basis of the small state, although tourism in Antigua and Barbuda is not as pronounced as on other Caribbean islands. Development only began in the 1980s. Under Lester Bird, the development of tourism infrastructure was intensified, partly with high land consumption, resulting in the sacrifice of some of the most important mangrove swamps on Antigua.Lit. At times, there was also illegal sand miningLit. – in the mid-1990s, Barbuda was the main source of building sand in the eastern Caribbean. Due to the absence of mountains, both islands lack orographic clouds and receive little orographic rainfall,Nachweis UPA 1994a, S. 1 in which has affected the important coastal freshwater reserves.auf dem noch flacheren Barbuda ging durch den Sandabbau am Palmetto Point Dune Field 1987 sogar die einzige verlässliche dauernde Quelle verloren. Angabe CCA 1991, S. 8, nach As a result, an oppositional ecological protest movement emerged in the 1990s, leading to some violent protests against new construction projects. Nevertheless, there are still undeveloped beaches on both islands; in 1988, eight beaches were declared undevelopable by Parliament (Undeveloped Beaches, beach protection areas). Under the influence of rising sea levels due to global warming as well as environmental reasons, more emphasis is now placed on beach protection. The trigger for this change in thinking was Hurricane Luis in September 1995, which caused severe coastal damage.Beach erosion in Antigua-Barbuda. UNESCO Sustainable Development in Coastal Regions and Small Islands (CSI);
Webseite Managing beach resources and planning for coastline change, Caribbean islands, UNESCO CSI (ehemals Coast and beach stability in the Caribbean – COSALC) – dort auch Literaturverweise. There is permanent land loss at some beaches. Since the mid-2000s, there has been some expansion, but it is more oriented towards quality tourism integrated into the regional structure (Eco-tourism).vgl. Antigua Acquires an Upscale Profile. Shelley Emling in The New York Times online, Great Homes and Destinations, 15 April 2010; retrieved 10 February 2014.
Beaches are considered public property (state land) and are freely accessible,The Beaches of Antigua and Barbuda. antigua-barbuda.org – The official website of the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism; , High Commission for Antigua and Barbuda, antigua-barbuda.com, both retrieved 14 February 2014. with occasional exceptions for private ownership. Going topless in public is considered indecent.das Hawksbill Resort ist die einzige FKK-Bademöglichkeit des Landes
List Big Ffryes Beach Buccaneer Cove Beach Carlisle Bay Beach Coco Point Beach, Barbuda, Coral Bay Beach Darkwood Beach, SW Antigua Deep Bay Beach, Southeast Antigua Dickinson Bay Beach, Northwest Antigua Doigs Beach, South Antigua Devil's Bridge beach, Devil's Bridge National Park, Saint Philip, Antigua and Barbuda, Eden beach (nude beach), Hawksbill Bay, near Five Islands, Antigua, 12 beaches, Five Islands, Antigua Fort James Beach, Fort Bay, Northwest Antigua Galleon Beach, Freeman's Bay, Antigua, Google Maps Galley Bay beach, Galley Bay, Antigua, Half Moon Bay, SE coast, Half Moon National Park, Antigua Hermitage Bay Beach, near Jolly Harbour Jabberwock Beach, Northeast Antigua Johnson's Point, SW Antigua Jolly Beach, Jolly Harbour, Saint Mary, Antigua Little Ffryes Beach (Coco Beach), Antigua Long Bay beach, East Antigua Pigeon Point beach, Barbuda, Pink sand beach, Barbuda, Rendezvous Bay, South Antigua Runaway Beach, Dickenson Bay, Runaway Bay, Antigua Sea Grapes Beach, Hawksbill Bay, Antigua Turner Beach, Antigua Valley Church Beach
See also List of beaches
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