False colour NASA landsat image of Ninety Mile Beach and the Gippsland Lakes

The Ninety Mile Beach is a sandy stretch of south-eastern coastline of Victoria, Australia which separates the Gippsland Lakes region from Bass Strait. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x948, 126 KB)Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria Made with NASA World Wind File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x948, 126 KB)Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria Made with NASA World Wind File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... The Landsat program is the longest running enterprise for acqusition of imagery of Earth from space. ... 90 mile beach Australia A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Gippsland Lakes is a network of lakes, marshes and lagoons in east Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering an area of about 600 km sq, The largest of the lakes are Lake Wellington, Lake King and Lake Victoria. ... Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). ...

It is believed to be the second longest uninterrupted beach in the world (behind Padre Island on the US Gulf Coast) — just over 151 kilometres (94 miles) running northeastward from a spit near Port Albert to the man-made channel at Lakes Entrance, passing the coastal towns of Woodside, Seaspray, Golden Beach, and Loch Sport. For the northern part of its route the beach runs along a sandbar on what amounts to a series of tidal islands and behind which are several large lakes and numerous shallow littoral lagoons. The area comprises the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park. Padre Island is a long barrier island along the coast of South Texas. ... The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. ... A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ... Port Albert has Australias best fish and chip shop. ... The Entrance to Gippsland Lakes at Lakes Entrance Lakes Entrance is a tourist resort and fishing port in eastern Victoria, Australia, population 6000 (2001). ... Woodside is a village in Victoria, Australia. ...

The beach's length ensures that the waves break too close to the beach for good surfing, and there are strong rip currents and cross-currents making the conditions somewhat hazardous for the inexperienced swimmer. The local authorities recommend that swimmers stay in the patrolled stretches present at the towns on the beach. Surfing outside Kaneohe Bay, Hawai‘i. ... A rip current is a strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore. ...