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The longest beach in the world

  • Sensing date
    19.07.2023
  • Country
    Brazil
  • Category
    Coastal, Marine
  • Sensor
    Sentinel-3
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  1. Sentinel-3 image of Praia do Cassino, Brazil 19 July 2023
    July 19, 2023

254 kilometers of beach

Are you in for a nice beach walk to cool off during summer? On the beach of Praia do Cassino in the south of Brazil you can walk for hours, or even days. The shoreline of this beach stretches for 254 kilometers from Rio Grande in Brazil all the way to the border with Uruguay. It’s clearly visible on the Copernicus Sentinel satellite images: this is the longest beach in the world!

This Sentinel-3 OLCI L1B image shows the Praia do Cassino beach in Brazil on July 19, 2023. Want to discover other long (or really small) beaches? Search them with Copernicus and start planning your next summer vacation.

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