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WhitsundayIsland. The island is accessible by boat from themainland tourist ports of0 \ t) P0 X# l% \
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/ b- G9 N2 |: o: ~HamiltonIsland. The Whitehaven Beach Ocean Swim is a2 km open swimming competition held on the Beach in November each year aspart of the Hamilton Island Triathlon Event. The 2012 event was held on 11November 2012.
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The beach was awardedQueensland's Cleanest Beach in4 z1 C7 h6 N& x, Y1 T. X- T# ~3 @$ Z
KeepAustralia Beautiful's 2008 Clean Beach Challenge State Awards.[2]TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% w) h- R8 L9 W5 a! t6 S
In July 2010, Whitehaven Beach wasnamed the top公仔箱論壇6 w0 S v8 j- F0 K
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in the world by
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Dogs are not permitted on the beachand cigarette smoking is prohibited.
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silica
$ k, ]1 t7 |* U, B$ h! HTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。which gives it a bright white color.Local rocks do not contain silica so it has been suggested that the sands werebrought to the beach via prevailing sea currents over millions of years.公仔箱論壇! w! S' w" M: Y! p: Y# p9 N
Unlikeregular sand, the sand on Whitehaven Beach does not retain heat making itcomfortable to walk barefoot on a hot day. This sand is also very fine, and candamage electronic equipment such as telephones and cameras, although it is goodat polishing up jewellery. |
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