Sandbridge Beach
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Sandbridge Beach
is in the southern part of the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia
, USA. Its location is like that of the Outer Banks
of North Carolina
, with the Back Bay of the Currituck Sound
to the west and the Atlantic Ocean
to the east. Located at the very end of the beach is the city park, Little Island, which has the Sandbridge
Pier. The length of the beach is about 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometres). The Sandbridge Market is also a well-known feature of the area.
There are no hotels at this beach, but houses and condos may be rented, and the area is a well-frequented tourist spot. The beach is occasionally prone to tropical storms.
Sandbridge, Virginia Beach, Virginia
thumb|250px|A view of a Sandbridge beach from a pierSandbridge, in the U.S. state of Virginia, is a coastal community of Virginia Beach, located along the coastline at the northern end of the Outer Banks. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east, the Back Bay of the Currituck Sound is to the west, and...
is in the southern part of the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, USA. Its location is like that of the Outer Banks
Outer Banks
The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States....
of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, with the Back Bay of the Currituck Sound
Currituck Sound
Currituck Sound is a protected inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northeastern part of North Carolina. Thirty miles N-S and 3–8 miles wide, this shallow, island-filled sound is separated from the ocean by Bodie Island, part of the Outer Banks...
to the west and the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
to the east. Located at the very end of the beach is the city park, Little Island, which has the Sandbridge
Sandbridge, Virginia Beach, Virginia
thumb|250px|A view of a Sandbridge beach from a pierSandbridge, in the U.S. state of Virginia, is a coastal community of Virginia Beach, located along the coastline at the northern end of the Outer Banks. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east, the Back Bay of the Currituck Sound is to the west, and...
Pier. The length of the beach is about 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometres). The Sandbridge Market is also a well-known feature of the area.
There are no hotels at this beach, but houses and condos may be rented, and the area is a well-frequented tourist spot. The beach is occasionally prone to tropical storms.
