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Recent Examples of shorefrontThe shorefront is lined with some 400 buildings, including high-rise hotels and villas that can accommodate around 20,000 guests, according to North Korean state media.—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025 The private wooded parcel sits on 15.7 acres with 785 feet of shorefront on Pretty Marsh Harbor.—Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 For a more secluded experience, head to St. Andrews State Park, which has 1½ miles of pristine shorefront that isn’t lined with hotels and buildings.—Staff Author, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025 Although Winnetka would hardly be the first affluent community where private residents have been accused of monopolizing water access (see Malibu, East Hampton, Nantucket, and Half Moon Bay), few places in America are more touchy about their shorefront than Chicago.—Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024 Beach camping is allowed along the lake, but if sleeping in a tent isn’t your thing, hotel owners who grew up summering at Lake Mac have recently spruced up old shorefront lodges.—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2023 And in 2018, the Christies bought a multimillion-dollar shorefront home in Bay Head, one of the more exclusive towns on the Jersey Shore.—Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 16 June 2023 Camping from $10, cabins from $30 Thatch Caye Resort
Occupying the shorefront of a private island 30 minutes off the coast of Dangriga, this resort hosts just 30 guests at a time.—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022 To fully protect Manhattan would require a flood wall that is tall, long and continuous, wrapping around the island on both sides, similar to the 16-kilometer-long, five-meter-high and nearly five-meter-thick (at its base) sea wall along the Galveston shorefront.—David Biello, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2012
Surfers flocked to the oceanfront in Virginia Beach, where Erin was supplying robust waves for the East Coast Surfing Championships and the kind of swells that many locals hadn’t seen in awhile.
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John Seewer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
For oceanfront views and delicious seafood, Waterman’s Surfside Grille on the south end of the Boardwalk is a go-to, famous for its breezy patio and signature Orange Crush.
Attractions include beaches, desert safaris and major cultural sites like the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre.
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Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
Jellyfish washed up on the beach in front of the Gravelines nuclear power station, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF) on August 12, 2025 in Gravelines, France.
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Theo Burman
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
From the relaxed vibes and surfing waves of Folly Beach to the jaw-dropping beachfront homes along Sullivan’s Island, several top-tier stretches of coast tempt local Charlestonians and visitors alike.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
Alaia Belize, Autograph Collection At Alaia Belize, Autograph Collection in San Pedro, refined beachfront style meets vibrant surroundings and reef adventures are just steps away.
Today, the region is rebuilding while retaining its reputation as a scenic getaway close to Athens, marked by archaeological sites, seaside tavernas, and a landscape shaped by both its beauty and its exposure to natural disasters.
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Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
All of these are familiar sights along the Gulf of Mexico, home of many styles of seaside golf, from which Golf Oil (a subsidiary of Gulf Oil) takes its name.
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