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Beaches [Islands] (Special Themes) This category is one of the  Top 10 Most Viewed,one of the  Top 10 Most Requested,and one of  My Original Selections. |
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1. West Beach, One Foot Island, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands If there's a heaven then this is it. Raw beauty without hotels, beach services, and most importantly tourists, the Aitutaki lagoon boasts several postcard-perfect motus, each one of them a dream of a small Pacific island. I am sure that in another life I want to be ship-wrecked here, on One Foot Island. The smallish piece of land is bursting with dense tropical vegetation, there are 360 degrees of lagoon-sheltered beachfront, and the water is at a constant 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) - did I mention year-round, with about 345 days of sunshine? The western beach is my absolute favorite, not the least because of its proximity to my beloved sand bank about 45 minutes offshore into the water. Photo Data: File ID - 16157. Camera Model Name - Canon PowerShot S230. Shooting Date/Time - 24.02.2004 12:51:58. Shooting Mode - Manual. Photo Effect Mode - Vivid. Tv (Shutter Speed) - 1/640. Av (Aperture Value) - 7.1. Metering Mode - Evaluative. Exposure Compensation - -1/3. ISO Speed - Auto. Lens - 5.4-10.8mm. Focal Length - 5.4mm. Digital Zoom - None. Image Size - 2048x1536. Image Quality - Superfine. Flash - Off. White Balance - Daylight. AF Mode - Single AF. File Size - 1488KB. Drive Mode - Single-frame shooting. |
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2. Anse Cocos Fourth and last in a row of deserted beaches on the southeastern shores of La Digue island, Seychelles. |
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3. Malaemalu Beach Upolu in Western Samoa has way more beach to offer than it has tourists, which makes for wonderfully deserted white land by the sea. |
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4. Anse Lazio Most known, most touristy, yet still the best beach of fantastic Praslin, island in the Seychelles. |
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5. Amuri Ureia Life sucks when this Aitutaki beach is the one you roll onto when you fall out of your hammock in the morning. |
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6. Nungwi Beach Zanzibar's most popular beaches are around the island's northern tip. There are many bars and restaurants yet plenty of space to stretch out. |
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7. Grand Anse The isolated western shores of Mahé, main island of the Seychelles, hide many wide beaches that are perfect any afternoon. |
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8. Dolphin Bay Divers This secluded beach on Vanua Levu opposite Taveuni in Fiji is a remote piece of heaven. Watch tiny sharks laze in the shallow waters! |
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9. Foa Beach North of Lifuka in the central Ha'apai group of islands in the Kingdom of Tonga, this one is known as Lovers' Beach. |
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10. Pangaimotu Only half an hour by boat from the Kingdom of Tonga's main island of Tongatapu, this island has gorgeous beaches all around. |