Australia's Beaches Have Been Officially Ranked

Image: PHOTO: The beautiful Apollo Bay in Victoria, Australia. (photo via Flickr/Bernard Spragg. NZ)
Image: PHOTO: The beautiful Apollo Bay in Victoria, Australia. (photo via Flickr/Bernard Spragg. NZ)
Janeen Christoff
by Janeen Christoff
Last updated: 6:00 PM ET, Mon February 20, 2017

If you have ever wanted to see some of Australia's best beaches, there's now a complete ranking of all of them to help you make plans. Intrepid Travel shares this list on its blog.

"Ocean Care Day Founder Brad Farmer worked with a coastal studies expert from the University of Sydney to compile a list of the country's best beaches," James Shackell reports for Intrepid.

When it comes to the winner, it's not exactly nearby notes Shackle.

"Well let's just say you won't be roadtripping with the kids anytime soon…it's a 4.5 flight from Perth, way out in the Indian Ocean: Cossies Beach on Cocos Keeling," he shares.

If you aren't making the trek to Cossies Beach, Intrepid Travel experts have recommended some of the best - and more accessible - of the bunch.

Among them is Apollo Bay, Victoria, which they say is "an excellent and underrated inclusion, hugging the eastern side of Cape Otway."

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Another stunner is Turquoise Bay on the Coral Coast, which they note is one of the premier snorkeling beaches in Australia.

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