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Saint Martin

Maho Beach

Maho Beach is a beach on the Dutch side of the island of , in the territory of . It is famous for being adjacent to the and is a popular site for tourists and plane watchers, who visit the beach to watch aircraft on final approach land at the airport right at the edge of the water.
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Photo: Todd Neville, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Princess Juliana International Airport and Stade Alberic Richards.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the main airport on the Caribbean island of . The airport is located on the Dutch side of the island, in the country of , close to the shore of .

Sports venue
Photo: Remy Gumbs (shady P), CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-use in . It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 2,600 people. The stadium is located on the French side of the island. is situated 4 km northeast of Maho Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simpson Bay and Marigot.

Village
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Maho Beach.

Town
Photo: gadl, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Martin is an island in the Caribbean that is split between the French collectivity of Saint-Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten. Beauty abounds on the island, with bluffs overlooking pretty harbors, sandy-cliffed beaches and tranquil rocky coves where fish provide the beauty. is situated 5 km northeast of Maho Beach.

Town
Photo: SV Zanshin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town on the of the island of in the Caribbean. It lies on the northeast coast of the island, opposite Îlet Pinel and . is situated 6 km east of Maho Beach.

Maho Beach

Latitude
18.0396° or 18° 2′ 23″ north
Longitude
-63.12103° or 63° 7′ 16″ west
Open location code
77CR2VQH+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22901563
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q922921
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Satellite Map

Discover Maho Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Maho Beach” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شاطئ ماهو”
  • Armenian: “Մահո”
  • Azerbaijani: “Maho çimərliyi”
  • Chinese: “瑪侯海灘”
  • Chinese: “馬豪海灘”
  • Croatian: “Maho Beach”
  • Czech: “pláž Maho”
  • Czech: “Pláž Maho”
  • Dutch: “Maho Beach”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شط ماهو”
  • French: “Maho Beach”
  • German: “Maho Bay”
  • German: “Maho Beach”
  • Hungarian: “Maho Beach”
  • Indonesian: “Pantai Maho”
  • Italian: “Maho Beach”
  • Japanese: “マホ・ビーチ”
  • Japanese: “マホビーチ”
  • Korean: “마호 해변”
  • Macedonian: “Махо (плажа)”
  • Macedonian: “Махо”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Maho Beach”
  • Persian: “ساحل ماهو”
  • Polish: “Plaża Maho”
  • Portuguese: “Praia Maho”
  • Russian: “Махо”
  • Spanish: “Playa Maho”
  • Ukrainian: “Махо (пляж)”
  • Ukrainian: “Махо”
  • Vietnamese: “Bãi biển Maho”
  • Yue Chinese: “馬豪海灘”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jet Blast Area and Casino Royale.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Driftwood Bar and Tortuga Beach Cafe.

Saint Martin: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Philipsburg and Grand Case.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maho Beach”. Photo: Todd Neville, CC BY 2.0.