Beach (disambiguation)

A beach is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles along the shoreline of a body of water.

Beach may also refer to:

In architecture:
*Urban beach, a portion of sand or park land located in an urban area.

In literature:
*"Beaches" (novel), a 1986 novel by Iris Rainer Dart
*"The Beach" (novel), a 1996 novel by Alex Garland
*"On the Beach" (novel), a 1957 end-of-the-world novel by Nevil Shute
*Sebastian Beach, Lord Emsworth's butler in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse

In film:
*"Beaches" (film), a 1988 movie starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey
*"The Beach" (film), a 2000 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio
*"On the Beach" (1959 film), a 1959 movie starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner and Fred Astaire

In television:
*"On the Beach", an 8th season episode of the TV show ER. See List of ER episodes

In music:
*"On the Beach" (album), an album by Neil Young
*"On the Beach" (Chris Rea album)

In nature:
*Wader, also known as beach bird

Beach may refer to these people:
*Alfred Ely Beach (1826-96), inventor and publisher
*Amy Beach (1867-1944), American composer, also known as Mrs. H.H.A. Beach.
*David Nelson Beach (1848-1926), American theologian
*Harlan Page Beach (1854-1933), American missionary, brother of David Nelson Beach
*Moses Yale Beach (1800-68), American inventor and publisher
*Rex Beach (1877-1949), American author
*Sylvia Beach (1887-1962), editor and bookseller
*Foley Beach (1958- ), Anglican priest and radio pastor]

Beach may refer to these places:
*Beach, North Dakota, a town in the USA
*California State University, Long Beach, a major public university in Southern California.
*The Beaches, an upscale neighborhood in Toronto

ee also

*List of beaches
*Beech
*Beechcraft