Strand may refer to:

Topography

*The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: ** Beach ** Shoreline *

Strand swamp A strand swamp or strand is a type of swamp in Florida that forms a linear drainage channel on flatlands. A forested wetland ecological habitat, strands occur on land areas with high water tables where the lack of slope prevents stream formation. S ...

, a type of swamp habitat in Florida

Places

Africa

* Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa *

Strand Street 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 railwa ...

, a road in Cape Town, South Africa

Asia

*A park alongside the river Ganges in

Chandannagar Chandannagar french: Chandernagor ), also known by its former name Chandernagore and French name Chandernagor, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is part ...

, India * Strand Road, Kolkata, a road alongside the river Ganges in Kolkata, India

Australia

* The Strand Arcade, a Victorian shopping arcade in Sydney, Australia * The Strand, Townsville, a beachside foreshore in Townsville, Australia *

The Strand, Auckland The Strand is a street in Auckland, New Zealand's most populous city. It connects the Ports of Auckland to the Auckland motorway network, and is the eastern end of . Demographics The Strand statistical area, which covers the area between The S ...

, a street in Auckland, New Zealand * The Strand Station, the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, known as ''The Strand'' for excursion trains

United Kingdom

* Strand (UK Parliament constituency) * Strand, County Down, a townland in

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to the ...

, Northern Ireland *

Strand, London Strand (or the Strand) is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster, Central London. It runs just over from Trafalgar Square eastwards to Temple Bar, where the road becomes Fleet Street in the City of London, and is part of the A4 ...

, a street in Central London * New Strand Shopping Centre, a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside *

St Mary le Strand (parish) St Mary le Strand was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, England. It was partly within the Liberty of the Savoy and partly within the Liberty of Westminster. It took its name from the church of St Mary and the Innocents. The church w ...

Strand District (Metropolis) Strand was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England, from 1855 to 1900. Until 1889, the district was in the county of Middlesex, but included in the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW). In 1889, th ...

, a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England, from 1855 to 1900 *The Strand, recreation area in

Gillingham, Kent Gillingham ( ) is a large town in the unitary authority area of Medway in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Rochester, Strood and Rainham. It is also the largest town in the ...

Europe

* Strand (island), a German island that was split into two by the Burchardi Flood of 1634 *

Ștrand Ștrand is a residential district of Sibiu, Romania, located in the western part of the city. The district is located around the swimming pool complex of the city, the name deriving from that fact. It is separated into two smaller neighborhoods: Ș ...

, a district of Sibiu, Romania *

Štrand Štrand ( sr-cyr, Штранд) is a popular beach on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located near the Liberty Bridge, in the city quarter known as Liman. History Štrand was built back in 1911, as a beach for local peop ...

, a beach on the Danube in Novi Sad, Serbia *

Strand, Akershus Strand 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 The district is located west of Stabekk and Fornebulandet and east of Høvik. To th ...

, a village area in Bærum municipality in Viken county, Norway * Strand, Friesland, a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, the Netherlands *

Strand, Nordland Strand is a village in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Hinnøya at the eastern end of the Sortland Bridge which crosses the Sortlandsundet strait and connects to the town of Sortland on L ...

, a village in Sortland municipality in Nordland county, Norway *

Strand, Norway Strand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Jørpeland. The municipality lies across the fjord from the city of Stavanger ...

, a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway *

Strand, Vestfold Strand is a neighborhood and statistical area (''grunnkrets'') in Sandefjord municipality, Norway. The statistical area Strand, which also can include the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 1 ...

, a village in Sandefjord municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway

North America

Canada

Strand Fiord Pass Strand Fiord Pass () is a mountain pass on southern Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward in ...

, a pass on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada

United States

Strand, Iowa Strand was an unincorporated community in Adams County, Iowa, United States. History The community of Strand was founded by Norwegian settlers. The Strand Lutheran Church began services on May 21, 1875, and still has an active congregation today ...

* Grand Strand, a stretch of beaches in North and South Carolina * Silver Strand (San Diego), or The Strand, a narrow isthmus connecting Coronado Island with Imperial Beach, California *

Strand National Historic Landmark District The Strand Historic District, also known as the Strand District, in downtown Galveston, Texas (USA), is a National Historic Landmark District of mainly Victorian era buildings that now house restaurants, antique stores, and curio shops. The a ...

, a neighborhood in Galveston, Texas *

The Strand (bicycle path) The Marvin Braude Bike Trail (also known as the Beach Bike Path, Coastal Bike Trail, The Strand, or the South Bay Bicycle Trail ) is a paved bicycle path that runs mostly along the shoreline of Santa Monica Bay in Los Angeles County, California ...

, a pedestrian/bike path along the coast of the South Bay, Los Angeles

Art, entertainment, and media

Music

;Groups *The Strand, a British hard rock band that eventually evolved into the

Sex Pistols The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they were one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music. They were responsible for ...

;Works * ''Strand'' (album), an album by the Spinanes *"Baile's Strand", a song on the album ''

Crógacht Crógacht 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. In particular, it builds on the sound formed in the previous album, '' Caledonia'', not ...

'' by the band Suidakra, based on the same Celtic legend as Yeats' play *"

Do the Strand "Do the Strand" is the first song from English rock band Roxy Music's second album, ''For Your Pleasure''. In contrast to the songs from Roxy Music's eponymous debut album, this song starts suddenly without any instrumental fanfare. Like the res ...

," a song by the British band Roxy Music

Periodicals

*''The Strand'', a publication of Victoria University in the University of Toronto *'' The Strand Magazine'', a British monthly founded in the 1890s (named after the street in London)

Other art, entertainment, and media

* ''Strand'' (film), a 2009 Iranian film * ''The Strand'' (radio), a daily BBC World Service arts programme *Victor Strand, a character in '' Fear the Walking Dead'' *T.K Strand, a character in '' 9-1-1: Lone Star''

Biology

* Coding strand, a strand of DNA *A strand of

hair Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and f ...

Brands and enterprises

Strand (cigarette) Strand was a British brand of cigarettes which was owned and manufactured by W.D. & H.O. Wills (a now defunct subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco). History Strand was launched in 1959 but withdrawn in the early 1960s. The launch was accompanied by ...

, a 1950s/1960s brand of cigarette notorious for its failed advertising campaign, "You're never alone with a Strand" *

Strand Bookstore The Strand Bookstore is an independent bookstore located at 828 Broadway, at the corner of East 12th Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, two blocks south of Union Square.

, a famous bookstore in New York City *

Strand Cinema The Strand Arts Centre 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. It has long been acc ...

, art deco cinema in Belfast, Northern Ireland * Strand Hotel (also known as The Strand), a colonial-style hotel in Yangon, Myanmar *

Strand Lighting Strand 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 theatr ...

, a company supplying lighting equipment to the entertainment industry *Strand Publishing, a publishing company based in Sydney, Australia; publisher of books by

Grenville Kent Grenville J. R. Kent (born 1965) is an Australian academic, film producer, author, and Christian communicator. He is the producer of ''Big Questions'', a forthcoming documentary series examining faith, and the "10 Questions for God" series of boo ...

* Strand Releasing, a theatrical distribution company based in Culver City, California *

The Strand (Providence theater) The Strand Ballroom & Theatre (formerly the Paramount Theatre, Strand Theatre, Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel and commonly The Strand) is a live music venue located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. The theatre opened in 1915 as a vaudeville theatre ...

, a live music venue and theater in Providence, Rhode Island

Other uses

Strand (programming language) Strand is a high-level Symbolic language (programming), symbolic language for parallel computing, similar in syntax to Prolog. Artificial Intelligence Ltd were awarded the British Computer Society]Award for Technical Innovation 1989for Strand88. ...

, a parallel programming system *

Strand (surname) Strand is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Asle Strand, Norwegian luger * Andreas Strand (gymnast) (1889–1958), Norwegian gymnast in the 1908 Summer Olympics *Anne Lilia Berge Strand, Norwegian artist and DJ *Arne Strand, ...

*Strand, part of an electrical cable *Strand (mathematics), part of a knot as meant in the definition of tricolorability