pristine beaches
Unspoiled coastal stretches
Pristine beaches are shorelines in unspoiled, uncorrupted condition—free of litter, pollution, and commercial development.
The phrase appears constantly in travel marketing, often describing any attractive beach regardless of actual condition.
The resort promised pristine beaches, but we found cigarette butts in the sand.
The modifier pristine has become so overused in tourism that it signals aspiration more than reality.
- clear waterUncontaminated, transparent liquid
- crystal clearEntirely unambiguous, perfectly understood
- sunsetsDay's end phenomena
- MaldivesIndian Ocean archipelago nation
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
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- natural waterssprings, hot springs, streams, creeks, ponds