Lucky Bay is a bay on the south coast of Western Australia, part of Cape Le Grand National Park. Located southeast of Esperance, the bay is a tourist spot known for its bright white sands and turquoise-coloured waters.
In May 2023, Lucky Bay was voted as the best beach in the world in a study based on the votes of over 750 travel professionals.
History
Matthew Flinders sailed into the hazardous Recherche Archipelago, and found his ship surrounded by islands and rocks with nightfall coming on. He named this area Lucky Bay when his vessel took refuge there after a summer storm. Recounting the adventure, Flinders wrote:
White sand In 2017 it was scientifically tested as having the whitest sand in Australia, and possibly the world, outdoing Hyams Beach. Samples were collected from the top between the water and the sand dunes. The whitest sands are usually made up of fine grains of milky or frosted quartz and a lack of adulteration.
Tourism
It is ideal for swimming, snorkelling, fishing, surfing, launching small boats and also for camping and whale watching. Nearby are solar powered showers and public toilets. Kangaroos may be present in the beach area.
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See also Whitehaven Beach, a white sandy beach in Queensland Hyams Beach, a beach in New South Wales also with white sand
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