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Top 10 Beaches 2012
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Beach's 50 Beach Criteria
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Dr. Beach Names America's Best Beach 2012:
Coronado Beach in San
Diego, California |
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Coronado Beach is the number
one beach in the 22nd annual Top 10 Beach List,
produced by coastal expert Dr. Stephen P.
Leatherman, a professor at Florida International
University. Coronado Beach in San Diego is a 1.5
mile long, wide sandy beach set against the
backdrop of the iconic Hotel del Coronado with
its peaked red roof and classic Victorian
architecture. The beach is popular for swimmers,
surfers, sunbathers and beachcombers. The beach
is very flat, making it great for skim boarding
and walking, and the sand has a silvery sheen
because of the presence of mica. Families arrive
in the morning, toting umbrellas, beach towels
and picnic coolers for an all-day stay. A great
team of lifeguards stands watch.
Coronado is a quaint small town combined with
sophisticated luxury and the wonderful
Mediterranean climate. The best way to get
around town is by bicycling on the relatively
flat, mile- long city of Coronado. A scenic way
to reach Coronado is by pedestrian ferry or
water taxi from downtown San Diego. |
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Coronado Beach San Diego,
California
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Kahanamoku Beach Waikiki,
Oahu, Hawaii
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Main Beach East Hampton,
New York
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St. George Island State
Park Florida panhandle
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Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii
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Coast Guard Beach Cape
Cod, Massachusetts
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Waimanalo Bay Beach Park
Oahu, Hawaii
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Cape Florida State Park
Key Biscayne, Florida
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Beachwalker Park Kiawah
Island, South Carolina
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Cape Hatteras, Outer
Banks of North Carolina
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| Past Winners: |
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2011 |
Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Florida |
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2010 |
Coopers Beach, Long Island - Southampton, New
York |
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2009 |
Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
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2008 |
Caladesi Island State Park,
Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida |
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2007 |
Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach,
Outer Banks, North Carolina |
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2006 |
Fleming Beach
Park, Maui, Hawaii |
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2005 |
Fort DeSoto
Park - North Beach, St Petersburg, Florida |
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2004 |
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, HI |
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2003 |
Kaanapali, Hawaii |
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2002 |
St. Joseph Peninsula State
Park, Florida |
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2001 |
Poipu Beach, Hawaii
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2000 |
Kaunaoa Beach, Hawaii |
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1999 |
Wailea Beach, Hawaii |
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1998 |
Kailua Beach Park, Hawaii |
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1997 |
Hulopoe, Hawaii |
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1996 |
Lanikai Beach, Oahu, Hawaii |
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1995 |
St. Andrews SRA, Florida |
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1994 |
Grayton Beach SRA, Florida |
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1993 |
Hapuna, Hawaii |
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1992 |
Bahia Honda SRA, Florida |
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1991 |
Kapalua Bay Beach, Hawaii |
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