Red Beach

English

Etymology

red +‎ beach. From being a coastal area with a red coloured environment.

  • (coastal marsh in Liaoning, China): Calque of Chinese 紅海灘 / 红海滩 (Hóng hǎitān).

Proper noun

Red Beach

  1. An island beach in Akrotiri, island of Santorini, Greece; named for is red lava rock cliffs.
  2. A coastal marsh in Dawa district, Panjin, Liaoning, China; named for the red seepweed vegetation in the marsh.

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