| Golden Beach (Cyprus) | |
|---|---|
 Golden Beach, seen from Galunopetra top | |
  Golden Beach (Cyprus) | |
| Coordinates | 35°38′28″N 34°32′38″E / 35.64108°N 34.54402°E |
| Ocean/sea sources | Mediterranean Sea |
| Basin countries |  Cyprus (de jure) Northern Cyprus (de facto) |
The Golden Beach (Turkish: Altın Kumsal; Greek: Ναγγομὶ, romanized: Nangomὶ, also known as Greek: Χρυσή Ακτή, romanized: Chrysí Actí (ellenization of the Turkish name), and Pashi Amos ("Fat Sand Beach")) is a wide sand beach, located near Rizokarpaso in the Karpass Peninsula[1][2]
It stretches about four kilometers from Galunopetra (Iyitaş) cape on the east to Jyles cape on the south-west. On the eastern part, the dunes extend up to 500m towards the inland. The beach area is separated into two sections by a small hill, Adatepe, and by a large light colored sand dune without vegetation.[3]
The Golden Beach is, along with other sand beaches in Karpaz, an important nesting area for sea turtles. Camping on the beach and the surrounding protection areas is strictly forbidden. The Golden Beach is also known as an unofficial nudist beach (areas on the west of the beach)[4]
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- ^ "Kıbrıs'ın plajları" (in Turkish). kibristatatile.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Çaglar, Nazenin (2009). Altınkum (KKTC) ve Çevresinin Jeomorfolojisi (The geomorphology of Altınkum (TRNC) and its environment) (PDF) (Thesis) (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 Mar 2021.
- ^ "Captain Barefoot's naturist guide: Cyprus". Captain Barefoot. Retrieved 24 Mar 2021.