America's Best Beaches, 2007
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Name
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Location
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1.
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Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach
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Outer Banks, North Carolina
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2.
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Caladesi Island State Park
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Dunedin, Fla.
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3.
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Coopers Beach
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Southampton, New York
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4.
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Hanalei Bay
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Kauai, Hawaii
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5.
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Coast Guard Beach
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Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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6.
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Hamoa Beach
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Maui, Hawaii
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7.
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Main Beach
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East Hampton, New York
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8.
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Coronado Beach
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San Diego, Calif.
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9.
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Lighthouse Point Park
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Daytona Beach, Florida
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10.
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Siesta Beach
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Sarasota, Florida
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Previous #1 Winners of the Best American Beach Award
(excluded from 2007 list)
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Year
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Name
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Location
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2006
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Fleming Beach Park
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Maui, Hawaii
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2005
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Fort DeSoto Park
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North Beach, fla.
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2004
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Hanauma Bay
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Oahu, Hawaii
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2003
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Kaanapali
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Hawaii
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2002
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St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
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Florida
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2001
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Poipu Beach Park
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Hawaii
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2000
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Mauna Kea Beach
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Hawaii
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1999
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Wailea Beach
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Hawaii
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1998
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Kailua Beach Park
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Hawaii
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1997
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Hulopoe
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Hawaii
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1996
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Lanikai Beach
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Hawaii
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1995
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St. Andrews SRA
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Florida
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1994
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Grayton Beach SRA
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Florida
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1993
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Hapuna
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Hawaii
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1992
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Bahia Honda SRA
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Florida
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1991
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Kapalua Bay Beach
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Hawaii
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Released since 1991, 650 major public recreational beaches in the
U.S. are rated according to 50 criteria. Source: Dr. Stephen
P. Leatherman (aka Dr. Beach), author of America's Best
Beaches and professor of environmental studies at Florida
International University.
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