The Gargantuan Beach as Long as 2,640 Football Fields

Summer is almost upon us. When the weather starts getting nicer and when you realize you don’t need a jacket to walk around anymore, it means that it’s beach season. Depending on where you are in the world, you may be lucky enough to experience warm weather in April or May. For those that live in colder climates, you may have to wait until June for the nice weather. Of course, some people live in the southern hemisphere and will experience winter time in June, July, and August. For those folks, your summer is in December, January, and February. There are the lucky ones where the weather is deliciously warm all year long. You can go to the beach whenever you want. But the question remains, where are the longest beaches located? Click through the gallery above to take a look at the 17 longest beaches in the entire world.

17. Corralejo Beach

Located on Fuerteventura Island in the Canaries (Spain), Corralejo Beach is 10 miles long.

16. Patara Beach

This protected beach is popular with sea turtles who lay eggs here. Located in Turkey, the beach is 11 miles long.

15. Grace Bay Beach

Located on the island of Providenciales in Turks and Caicos, Grace Bay Beach is 12 miles long.

14. Seventeen Mile Beach

This beach is 17 miles long, unlike New Zealand’s 55-mile-long Ninety-Mile Beach. Seventeen Mile Beach is located on the Caribbean island of Barbuda.

13. Costa da Caparica

Located south of Lisbon in Portugal, Costa de Caparica is a whopping 19 miles long.

12. Stockton Beach

Stockton Beach is located in New South Wales, Australia. It is 20 miles long.

11. Muizenberg Beach

This beach is located in South Africa, close to Cape Town. Popular with surfers, Muizenberg Beach is 25 miles long.

10. Long Beach

This long beach is not located in California, but actually in Washington. It is 28 miles long.

9. Virginia Beach

Nestled in southeastern Virginia, Virginia Beach is 35 miles long.

8. Ninety Mile Beach (NZ)

The name will fool you because Ninety Mile Beach, located in New Zealand, is not 90 miles, but in actuality is 55 miles long.

7. Novillero Beach

Located in the Mexican state of Nayarit, Novillero Beach is the longest beach in Mexico. It measures up to 56 miles long.

6. Ibeno Beach

The longest beach in Africa, Ibeno Beach is located in Nigeria and it is a whopping 56 miles long.

5. The Grand Strand

Located in South Carolina, the Grand Strand is 60 miles long. This is also where the famed Harley Bike Week takes place.

4. Padre Island

Padre Island National Seashore is a barrier island that is located in Texas. The beach is 70 miles long.

3. Cox’s Bazar Beach

It is dubbed as the longest natural sea beach in the world and it is a whopping 75 miles. It is located in Bangladesh.

2. Ninety Mile Beach (AUS)

Ninety Mile Beach is located along the Victorian coast of Australia. As the name implies, it is 90 miles long.

1. Praia do Cassino

Located on the southernmost coast of Brazil, Praia do Cassino is the longest beach in the world. The beach is uninterrupted for 150 miles, although some sources say 132 miles.