Strand
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A strand is a beach
, a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles along the shoreline of a body of water.
Strand or "the Strand" may also refer to:
Europe
Africa
North America
Australasia
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
, a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles along the shoreline of a body of water.
Strand or "the Strand" may also refer to:
Geography
British Isles- New Strand Shopping CentreNew Strand Shopping CentreThe New Strand Shopping Centre, known locally as 'The Strand', is the main shopping centre or mall in Bootle, Merseyside, England. Built and opened during the 1960s, it was part of a larger Bootle redevelopment during this period, which was also complemented by the establishment of the Girobank...
, a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside - Strand, LondonStrand, LondonStrand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. The street is just over three-quarters of a mile long. It currently starts at Trafalgar Square and runs east to join Fleet Street at Temple Bar, which marks the boundary of the City of London at this point, though its historical length...
, a famous street in Central London - Strand District (Metropolis)
- St Mary le Strand (parish)St Mary le Strand (parish)St Mary le Strand was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England. It took its name from the church of St Mary le Strand.It was counted as a separate parish until 1549 and again from 1723...
- Strand (UK Parliament constituency)Strand (UK Parliament constituency)Strand was a parliamentary constituency in the Strand district of the City of Westminster. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
- Strand, County Down, a townland in County DownCounty Down-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Northern Ireland - The Strand, recreation area in Gillingham, KentGillingham, KentGillingham is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall....
Europe
- Strand (Friesland), Netherlands
- Strand, NorwayStrand, NorwayStrand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Ryfylke. Strand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Høle was separated from Strand in 1842....
- Strand, AkershusStrand, AkershusStrand is a district in Bærum, Norway. Mainly a residential area, it is also known as a marine recreational site, owing to its proximity to the Oslofjord.-History:...
, Norway - Strand (island)Strand (island)Strand was an island on the west coast of Nordfriesland in modern Germany. It was formed by a stormflood in 1362 where many villages and towns, Rungholt among them, were lost and Südfall island was as well separated from the mainland. Strand island was later split by the Burchardi flood of 1634...
, a German island that was split into two by the Burchardi Flood of 1634 - ŠtrandŠtrandŠtrand is a popular beach on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located near the Freedom Bridge, in the city quarter known as Liman....
, a beach on the Danube in Novi Sad, Serbia - strand, the name for outdoor public swimming pools, Hungary
Africa
- Strand, Western Cape, South Africa
- Strand Street (Cape Town)Strand Street (Cape Town)Strand Street is one of the main streets in the central business district of Cape Town, South Africa. It runs northwest-southeast through the centre from Green Point to Woodstock, passing the Golden Acre shopping centre, the Cape Town railway station, the central bus terminal, and the Castle of...
, a road in Cape Town, South Africa
North America
- Silver Strand (San Diego)Silver Strand (San Diego)Silver Strand, or simply The Strand, is a low, narrow, sandy isthmus long in San Diego County, California partially within the Silver Strand State Beach. It connects Coronado "Island" with Imperial Beach. Together with the Point Loma peninsula it shelters and defines San Diego Bay...
, or The Strand, is a narrow isthmus connecting Coronado Island with Imperial Beach, California - Strand, CaliforniaStrand, CaliforniaStrand is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad west of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 338 feet . Strand still appeared on maps as of 1932....
- Strand Fiord PassStrand Fiord PassStrand Fiord Pass is a mountain pass on southern Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada....
, a pass on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada - Strand National Historic Landmark DistrictStrand National Historic Landmark DistrictThe Strand Historic District, also known as the Strand District, in downtown Galveston, Texas , is a National Historic Landmark District of mainly Victorian era buildings that now house restaurants, antique stores, and curio shops. The area is a major tourist attraction for the island city and also...
, Galveston, Texas - Strand Theater, LakewoodStrand Theater, LakewoodThe Strand Theater is a vaudeville theater in Lakewood, New Jersey on the List of Registered Historic Places in New Jersey.The theater was designed by Thomas Lamb, and built for the Ferber Amusement Company in 1922 as a place for pre-broadway runs of shows. The first event at the theater was a...
, an historic vaudeville theater in Lakewood, New Jersey - The Grand StrandGrand StrandThe Grand Strand refers to a large stretch of beaches on the East Coast of the United States extending from Little River to Georgetown in the U.S. State of South Carolina. It consists of 60+ miles along an essentially uninterrupted arc of beach land, beginning around the Little River and...
, a stretch of beaches in North and South Carolina - The Strand (bicycle path)The Strand (bicycle path)The Strand is a paved bicycle path that runs mostly along the Pacific Ocean shoreline in Los Angeles County, California. The northern terminus of the trail is a paved Class 1 bicycle path at Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. The southern terminus of the trail is in...
, a pedestrian/bike path along the coast of the South Bay, Los Angeles - The Strand (theater), a classical theater on the square in Marietta, Georgia
Australasia
- The Strand ArcadeThe Strand ArcadeThe Strand Arcade is a Victorian-style shopping arcade in Sydney, New South Wales. The Strand Arcade is located in the heart of the Sydney central business district, between Pitt Street Mall and George Street.-History:...
, a Victorian shopping arcade in Sydney, Australia - The Strand, TownsvilleThe Strand, TownsvilleThe Strand is a seaside foreshore located in Townsville, Australia. It is located in the suburb of North Ward. The Strand has a view of the Port of Townsville and Magnetic Island, as well as to Cape Cleveland...
, a beachside foreshore in Townsville, Australia - Auckland railway stationAuckland railway stationAuckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, and is located on the eastern edge of the Auckland CBD near Mechanics Bay...
, the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, known as The Strand for excursion trains
People
- Asle Strand, Norwegian luger
- Andreas StrandAndreas StrandAndreas Strand was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.As a member of the Norwegian team, he won the silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908.-External links:*...
(1889–1958), Norwegian gymnast in the 1908 Summer Olympics1908 Summer OlympicsThe 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games... - Anne Lilia Berge StrandAnne Lilia Berge StrandAnne Lilia Berge Strand , better known by her stage name Annie, is a Norwegian recording artist and DJ. Annie began her recording career in 1999 with the underground hit single "The Greatest Hit" and gained international acclaim, particularly from music bloggers, for her debut album Anniemal .After...
, Norwegian artist and DJ - Arne StrandArne StrandArne Strand is a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Labour Party. He is the current political editor in the newspaper Dagsavisen.Strand graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.mag. degree in 1968...
, Norwegian journalist and politician for the Labour Party - David StrandDavid StrandDavid Strand is a professor at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.-Career:A specialist in Chinese history, Strand completed his undergraduate work at Lawrence University , and received his graduate degrees from Columbia University...
, Advertising executive, founder of Strand Marketing, Inc. - Embrik StrandEmbrik StrandEmbrik Strand was an arachnologist who classified many insect and spider species, including the greenbottle blue tarantula....
(1876–1947), Norwegian zoologist, entomologist and arachnologist - Erik Welle-StrandErik Welle-StrandErik A. L. Welle-Strand was a Norwegian mining engineer and resistance member during World War II. He is best known as leader of the illegal radio post Skylark B.-Early life:...
(1916–2001), Norwegian mining engineer and World War II resistance member - Harold P. Strand, Inventor, scientific writer
- Harold P. Strand, Jr., Technician, electronics supplier
- Hans E. StrandHans E. StrandHans E. Strand was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion....
(1934–2000), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party - Johan Martin Jakobsen StrandJohan Martin Jakobsen StrandJohan Martin Jakobsen Strand was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Liberal Party.-Career:He was born in Kvernes as a son of farmer Jacob Jakobsen Strand and his wife Ellen Johanne Larsdatter . He took his education at the Higher College of Agriculture at Aas from 1899 to 1901...
(1873–1935), Norwegian farmer and politician for the Liberal Party - Kaj Aage Gunnar StrandKaj Aage Gunnar StrandKaj Aage Gunnar Strand was a Danish astronomer who worked in Denmark and the United States He was Scientific Director of the U.S. Naval Observatory from 1963 to 1977. He specialized in astrometry, especially work on double stars and stellar distances. -Life:Kaj Strand was born February 27, 1907 in...
, (1907–2000), a Danish astronomer - Kjetil StrandKjetil StrandKjetil Øvrelid Strand is a Norwegian handball player. Strand played for Bjerringbro Silkeborg in Denmark before the 2006 European Championship. Afterwards he signed a contract with Aab Håndbold....
, Norwegian handball player - Knut Olaf Andreasson StrandKnut Olaf Andreasson StrandKnut Olaf Andreasson Strand was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1937, and was re-elected on two occasions...
(1887–1980), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party - Lars Iver StrandLars Iver StrandLars Iver Strand is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Vålerenga as an attacking midfielder.Strand got his debut for Tromsø I.L. on May 2, 2001. He got his debut for the national team on January 22, 2005...
, Norwegian football player - Lars Ketil StrandLars Ketil StrandLars Ketil Strand is a Norwegian forester.He was born in Kristiania. He took the dr.agric. degree in 1959, and worked at the Norwegian Forest Research Institute from 1965. He was then a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1968 to 1990. He served as rector there from 1971 to 1977...
, Norwegian forester - Lasse StrandLasse StrandLasse Strand is a former Norwegian football defender. He played mostly for lesser teams in Norway, but also had a spell with Rosenborg BK from 1999 to 2001 and after that played for Bryne FK and Byåsen IL....
, Norwegian football (soccer) defender - Mark StrandMark StrandMark Strand is an American poet, essayist, and translator. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1990. Since 2005, he has been a professor of English at Columbia University.- Biography :...
, an American poet - Morten StrandMorten StrandMorten Strand is a Norwegian footballer and politician for the Conservative Party.He hails from Bekkestua in Bærum, but now resides in Vollen. In his younger days he was a football goalkeeper for Stabæk, from 1965 to 1974, and Strømsgodset from 1975 to 1976. He has later been involved in the local...
, Norwegian footballer and politician for the Conservative Party - Odd StrandOdd StrandOdd Strand was a Norwegian civil servant.He was born in Aure, but grew up in Trondheim. During the German occupation of Norway he was a member of Milorg. He later studied at the University of Oslo, graduating as cand.philol...
(1925–2008), Norwegian civil servant - Olaf StrandOlaf StrandOlaf Strand was a Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.At the 1928 Summer Olympics he reached the semi-final, where he finished eighth with a time of 1:59.9 minutes. He became Norwegian champion in 800 metres in 1930, and won silver medals in the 800, 400 and 1500...
(1899–1997), Norwegian middle distance runner - Pål StrandPål StrandPål Strand is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Raufoss IL in Norway.Before transferring to Ham-Kam in 2008, he played for Lillestrøm for ten seasons. Previously he played for Gjøvik-Lyn and Raufoss. He has been capped 2 times for the Norwegian national team, coming on as a...
, Norwegian football - Paul StrandPaul StrandPaul Strand was an American photographer and filmmaker who, along with fellow modernist photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century...
, an American modernist photographer - Richard StrandRichard StrandRichard F. Strand is a linguist and anthropological researcher who is best known for his research into Nuristani and other little-known languages of Afghanistan and neighboring areas of Pakistan....
, an American linguist studying Afghanistan - Roar StrandRoar StrandRoar Strand is a Norwegian retired football player. He played as a midfielder at the Norwegian club Rosenborg. Strand has 42 caps for the Norwegian national team. He is the player with most matches in the Norwegian Premier League...
, Norwegian football player - Tove Strand, Norwegian director and former politician for the Labour Party
Other
- Strand (album)Strand (album)Strand is an album by The Spinanes, released on February 27, 1996.-Track listing:# "Madding" – 5:28# "Azure" – 3:51# "Lines and Lines" – 6:23# "Meridian" – 3:53# "Punch Line Loser" – 4:01# "Valency" – 3:26# "Luminous" – 6:03# "Oceanwide" – 5:40...
is an album by the Spinanes - Strand (cigarette)Strand (cigarette)Strand was a brand of cigarettes produced by W.D. & H.O. Wills , launched in 1959 but withdrawn in the early 1960s. The launch was accompanied by a huge television advertising campaign, You're never alone with a Strand...
, a 1950s/1960s brand of cigarette notorious for its failed advertising campaign, "You're never alone with a Strand" - Strand (epistemology), an epistemological strand
- Strand (programming language)Strand (programming language)Strand is a high-level symbolic language for parallel computing, similar in syntax to Prolog.Artificial Intelligence Ltd were awarded the British Computer Society for Strand88.The language was created by computer scientists Ian Foster and Stephen Taylor....
is a parallel programming system - Strand Bookstore, a famous book store in New York City
- Strand CinemaStrand CinemaThe Strand Cinema is an independent four-screen cinema in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of the two remaining independent cinemas in Belfast, alongside the Queen's Film Theatre. It is located on the Holywood Road....
, art deco cinema in Belfast, Northern Ireland - Strand Home VideoStrand Home VideoStrand Home Video is a video company most famous for distributing Thomas and Friends videos from 1990-1994. The company also distributed other movies and TV programs on VHS and LaserDisc formats, including Kino's Storytime, The Mouse and the Motorcycle and its sequels, Runaway Ralph and Ralph S....
, was formerly Strand VCI Entertainment but changed its name in 1993 - Strand HotelStrand HotelThe Strand is a Victorian-style hotel located in Yangon, Myanmar , built in 1896 by Aviet and Tigran Sarkie, two of the Sarkies Brothers. The hotel, which opened in 1901, which faces the Hlaing — or Yangon — River to its south, is one of the most famous hotels in Yangon and Southeast Asia, and is...
(also known as The Strand), a colonial-style hotel in Yangon, Myanmar - Strand LightingStrand LightingStrand Lighting is an international theatre and television lighting company founded in 1914 in London's West End that supplies lighting fixtures and controls for the entertainment industry. Strand's products have been used on countless theatre productions and TV shows worldwide.-History:Strand...
, a company supplying lighting equipment to the entertainment industry - Strand MagazineStrand MagazineThe Strand Magazine was a monthly magazine composed of fictional stories and factual articles founded by George Newnes. It was first published in the United Kingdom from January 1891 to March 1950 running to 711 issues, though the first issue was on sale well before Christmas 1890.Its immediate...
, a British monthly founded in the 1890s (named after the road in London) - Strand Marketing, is a marketing and advertising agency north of Boston in Newburyport, MA and a retail marketing agency based in London, UK
- Strand Publishing, a publishing company based in Sydney, Australia
- Strand Publishing, an eBook publishing company based in Palm Springs, California
- Strand Publishing UK Ltd, a London based Publishing Company.
- Strand VCI Entertainment, a company specializing direct-to-video releases of children's entertainment.
- On Baile's Strand, a play by W.B. Yeats based on Celtic mythology
- "Baile's Strand", a song on the album CrógachtCrógachtCrógacht is the ninth studio album by the German melodic death metal band Suidakra. This album features a greater Celtic sound and theme than earlier works...
by the band Suidakra, based on the same Celtic legend as Yeats' play
- "Baile's Strand", a song on the album Crógacht
- The Strand (band), an American industrial musicIndustrial musicIndustrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
band - The Strand (radio)The Strand (radio)The Strand is the BBC World Service's daily arts show. It was launched on Monday 27 October 2008. It is regularly hosted by Harriett Gilbert, Mark Coles, Anna McNamee, and Bidisha.-Format:...
, a daily BBC World Service arts programme - The Strand, a British hard rock band that eventually evolved into the Sex PistolsSex PistolsThe Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
- The Strand, publication of Victoria University in the University of TorontoVictoria University in the University of TorontoVictoria University is a constituent college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1836 and named for Queen Victoria. It is commonly called Victoria College, informally Vic, after the original academic component that now forms its undergraduate division...