Strand
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A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles along the shoreline of a body of water.
Strand or The Strand may also refer to:
[edit] Geography
- Strand, Norway
- Strand, Netherlands
- Strand, Western Cape, South Africa
- Strand (island), a German island that was split into two by the Burchardi flood of 1634
- Štrand, a beach on the Danube in Novi Sad, Serbia
- The Strand, Townsville, a beachside foreshore in Townsville, Australia
- Strand, Cape Town, a road in Cape Town, South Africa
- Strand, London, a famous road in London
- Strand National Historic Landmark District in Galveston, Texas
- The Strand (bicycle path), a pedestrian/bike path along the coast of the South Bay, Los Angeles
- Bootle Strand, a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside
- The Strand Arcade , a Victorian shopping arcade in Sydney, Australia
- Auckland railway station, the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, known as The Strand for excursion trains
[edit] People
- David Strand, an American scholar of early 20th century China
- Mark Strand, an American poet
- Paul Strand, an American modernist photographer
- Roar Strand, a Norwegian footballer
[edit] Other
- Strand Magazine, a British monthly founded in the 1890s (named after the road in London).
- Strand Bookstore, a famous book store in New York City.
- Strand Lighting, a company supplying lighting equipment to the entertainment industry.
- Strand Cigarettes, a 1950s brand of tobacco notorious for its advertising campaign, "You're never alone with a Strand".
- The Strand was a British hard rock band that eventually evolved into the Sex Pistols.
- The Strand is an American Industrial band.
- Strand (album) is an album by the Spinanes.
- Strand (programming language) is a parallel programming system.
- Strand Theater is a national historic landmark in Lakewood, New Jersey.
- Strand Hotel (also known as The Strand) is a colonial-style hotel in Yangon, Myanmar.
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