Arpoador ( literally, the harpoon thrower ) is an affluent neighborhood located on the southern zone of the city Rio de Janeiro, in a small peninsula between Ipanema and Copacabana.

Ipanema () is a neighborhood located in the southern region of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador.

Arpoador is mostly known for being one of the best metropolitan surf spots in Rio de Janeiro.

During some time around midsummer it is possible, from Arpoador, to see the sun setting over the sea, a rare event on the generally eastward-facing Brazilian coast.

Without exception Hino's brothers turned to either one or both of their father's occupations, but Hino showed a talent for neither and instead spent most of his time on the beach where he repaired nets and proved immensely popular as a storyteller.

Other sites included Achnahaird beach where a horse chase was filmed and Loch Lurgainn.

One of the incidents which led to the creation of the Basel Convention was the Khian Sea waste disposal incident, in which a ship carrying incinerator ash from the city of Philadelphia in the United States after having dumped half of its load on a beach in Haiti, was forced away where it sailed for many months, changing its name several times.

At this point Drake rallied his men, buried the treasure on the beach, and built a raft to sail with two volunteers ten miles along the surf-lashed coast to where they had left the flagship.

The novelist William Styron told Summers that he once saw Hoover and Tolson in a California beach house, where the director was painting his friend's toenails.

Except on the west coast, where the white sandy beach is more extensive than elsewhere, a strip of dark gray coral rubble, forming a series of low ridges parallel to the coast, lies within the narrow beach, extending inward to the island rim.

A model of the ship The Black Prince is covered in flowers and is taken in procession from the Quay at Millbrook to the beach at Cawsand where it is cast adrift.

The intertidal zone is also a good place to find plant life in the sea, where mangroves or cordgrass or beach grass might grow.

Targets are divided into two general categories of materials: placer deposits, consisting of valuable minerals contained within river gravels, beach sands, and other unconsolidated materials ; and lode deposits, where valuable minerals are found in veins, in layers, or in mineral grains generally distributed throughout a mass of actual rock.

A group of Sayeret commandos were taken in nine missile boats and a small fleet of patrol boats to a deserted Lebanese beach, before driving in two cars to downtown Beirut, where they killed Najjar, Adwan and Nassir.

Oceanic debris tends to accumulate at the centre of gyres and coastlines, frequently washing aground where it is known as beach litter.

* Sky ball serve: a specific type of underhand serve occasionally used in beach volleyball, where the ball is hit so high it comes down almost in a straight line.

Since the former allows for more control over the speed and direction of the ball, the bump is used only when the ball is so low it cannot be properly handled with fingertips, or in beach volleyball where rules regulating overhand setting are more stringent.

After having been invited by the Driemanschap ( Triumvirate ) of 1813, on 30 November 1813 William disembarked HMS Warrior and landed at Scheveningen beach, only a few metres from the place where he had left the country with his father eighteen years previously, and on 6 December the provisional government offered him the title of King.

The most populated being Maracas beach and Manzanilla beach, where huge beach parties take place every Ash Wednesday.

The sand deposit may extend well inland from the berm crest, where there may be evidence of one or more older crests ( the storm beach ) resulting from very large storm waves and beyond the influence of the normal waves.

In most countries social norms are significantly different on a beach in hot weather, compared to adjacent areas where similar behaviour might not be tolerated and might even be prosecuted.

A beach, where sand and gravel is deposited, is usually bounded by a deeper marine environment a little offshore, where finer sediments are deposited at the same time.

Behind the beach, there can be dunes ( where the dominant deposition is well sorted sand ) or a lagoon ( where fine clay and organic material is deposited ).

Pioneering surfers agreed, as they surfed the many beach breaks along the coast.

In Malibu ( in Los Angeles county ), the beach was so popular amongst the early surfers that it lent its name to the type of longboard, the Malibu Surfboard.

Many new resorts are being built in the area to accommodate surfers, beach lovers, storm watchers and golfers.

A lifeguard supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach.

Most surfers now flock south of Dockweiler Beach, to " El Porto ", the most northern part of beach in the city of Manhattan Beach.

Portstewart is probably best known for this sandy beach, popular with surfers.

Swimming is prohibited at the beach and conditions are only suitable for experienced surfers due to the tides and sharp rocks.

The confrontation lasted more than 10 minutes before the surfers were forced to return to the beach, after which they left the country.

Adoro was interviewed by GMA 7 newscaster Jessica Soho on her show, " Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho " about La Union, which is now popular for all beach surfers in the Philippines.

Many surfers holiday in Aireys Inlet to take advantage of the popular Fairhaven beach.

Fairy Meadow is popular with tourists and surfers, due to its long beach ( Fairy Meadow beach ) and views of Mount Keira, and Mount Kembla.

As early as 1939 surfers from Torquay made their way to Bells but access was a considerable problem until 1960 when Torquay surfers and Olympic wrestler Joe Sweeney hired a bulldozer and cleared a road along the Bells cliff from the Cobb & Co Road, where the concrete wave now stands, down to the beach.

Polzeath is known for its sandy beach and is popular with holiday-makers and surfers.

Its ocean beach ( which is not patrolled ) is also popular with surfers.

After a short period of time, fellow surfers became aware that they hadn't seen Foo riding waves any more, and began urgently searching for him and his surfboard all around the Maverick's beach, nearby parking lots, and surfing water.

Although Ireland's east coast is not ideal for surfing, surfers are regularly seen at Donabate beach.

Zicatela is still a surfers beach, with the strong undertow making the area unsuitable for swimming.

The nearby towns of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer and Saint-Lunaire also feature respectively a fairly large golf course and the beach of Longchamp, renowned as a " surfers ' spot ".

However, the beach is popular with surfers and participants in bonfire parties.

The roughest part of the beach, Kelly's is home to only the most dedicated and native San Franciscan surfers.

As its name suggests, big waves roll on to the beach, propelled by the wind, making it a popular destination for surfers.

Lahinch beach became famous on May 14, 2006, when 44 surfers managed to ride one small wave, a new world record.