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I do not know what the world's longest beach is, but it isn't Copacabana in Rio. Copacabana in only 4 km long.

[edit] Marina beach is often (but wrongly) referred to as the world's second longest beach

This is often mentioned in tourist guides etc. made in Chennai, but according to other Wikipedia articles this is not true.

120 km long beach: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoxsBazar

90 km long beach: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach

88 km long beach: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety_Mile_Beach%2C_New_Zealand

18 km long beach: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patara_Beach

etcetera. I'm sorry for the Chennaiites, but it's nonsense to refer to marina beach as the longest or second longest beach in the world.

You should also consider:

254 km long beach: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praia_do_Cassino

I think this is really the one!!

I have removed the claim, and added a paragraph saying why the claim is wrong, citing beaches from the Beach articles' "beaches which are claimed to be the "World's longest". There are several there which are clearly longer than the Marina and there is no reason why Marina Beach is to be called the "second longest". If someone can prove otherwise, please do so. - rabin 07:13, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] long walk to reach the sea

initially before the construction of the madras port, the sea was very near to the beach road but it is not so now.why if any one can answer my question piz mail to my address.9bharan_psg@yahoo.co.in

[edit] Length

How long is the beach - 13 or 4.5 kms? I think it might be the second largest beach. It is so often claimed so, can this be verified? - 155.69.5.234 05:20, 12 December 2006 (UTC)