A selection of the most unusual beaches in the world (41 photos). Hot water beach, new zealand. The crab beach
When we hear the word "beach", we imagine white or yellow sand, quiet waves, bright sun and a cocktail. But it turns out that not all of them are. Today we will tell you about the most amazing beaches in the world. Some of them are real wonders of nature, others are just the result of human activity.
glass beach in California
This Californian beach near the city of Fort Bragg was considered a landfill until the 70s of the last century. People threw away all household garbage there - from bottles to cars. Then the city authorities closed the beach and cleaned up the environment as much as possible. Only small fragments of multi-colored glass remained on the shore, which for many years were polished by the waves of the ocean. As a result, the coast looks like an ore of precious multi-colored stones and has long been popular among tourists.
hidden beach in Mexico
The Marieta group of uninhabited islands is located near resort town Puerto Vallarta, on the east coast of Mexico. It is said that at the beginning of the last century, the Mexican authorities used these islands for test bombing, as a result of which they were formed amazing caves and rocks. We don’t know whether this is true or fiction, but quite recently a wonderful beach was discovered on one of the islands, covered with rocky formations. The place quickly became popular among tourists and was named Playa De Amor (Love Beach).
Glowing beach in the Maldives
Vaadhoo Atoll in the Maldives real paradise for romantics! As night falls, the billions of micro-organisms on the shore - phytoplankton - begin to glow with a soft light, creating the feeling of a large mirror reflecting the stars in the sky. This phenomenon is called bioluminescence, a process in which chemical energy is converted into light energy.
Beach cathedrals in Spain
Not far from the Galician town of Ribadeo, in the north-east of Spain, there is a unique place known as the “Cathedral Beach”. Over the centuries, storm and salty sea water have turned simple rocks into majestic ones. architectural structures reminiscent of gothic cathedrals. The beach, in fact, appears only at low tide. Then you can walk along the high stone corridors, admire the unusual natural monuments and do photo shoots.
Pink beach in the Bahamas
The Bahamas is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, but even in such a paradise you can find a special corner. This is Pink Sands Beach - a 5-kilometer pink sand beach on Harbor Island. The reason for this amazing beauty- particles of corals and small Foraminifera shells that live under reefs and are washed ashore by ocean waves. According to Forbes magazine, it is the most beautiful beach in the world.
Maho Beach on Saint Martin
The beach itself on this small Caribbean island is pretty ordinary. The strange thing is that right behind it is highway, and right behind the road the runway of the local international airport begins. It turns out that landing planes fly over the heads of vacationers at a height of only a few tens of meters. This is what attracts thrill-seekers and beautiful shots.
Jokulsarlon in Iceland
Another miracle of nature. The black volcanic sand on the shore of this Icelandic lagoon contrasts beautifully with the white transparent pieces of a melting iceberg thrown onto the beach by the waves. The lagoon was formed as a result of the retreat of the glacier from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and is now a picturesque picture called the “Ghostly procession of luminous icebergs along Jokulsarlon”.
Koekohe beach in New Zealand
These unusual stone formations almost round shapes are called "Moeraki boulders", or "dragon eggs" and are located on one of the southeastern beaches of New Zealand. Scientists give a simple explanation for this mysterious formations- everything was done by time and ocean waves tens of millions of years ago.
green beach Papacolea in Hawaii
Another colorful beach on our list. The Hawaiian Islands are an earthquake-prone region, and after volcanic eruptions, lava enters the ocean. Lava contains olivine, a green rock-forming mineral. It is its small particles that are thrown ashore by the waves. Hence the unusual color. beach sand.
Punaluu Black Beach in Hawaii
Punaluu is located on one of the Hawaiian Islands and is known for its amazing black sand. This is not ordinary sand, but volcanic lava polished by the sea. The coast is not very convenient for swimming: many sharp stones and rocks create a danger, besides, the water is quite cool, since there are many freshwater cold springs nearby. Sunbathing is also unlikely to succeed - black sand heats up much faster and stronger than normal.
The most famous inhabitants of the Black Beach are the large turtles (among them endangered species) that rest there and lay their eggs. Approaching reptiles, as well as taking sand as a souvenir, is strictly prohibited.
Red beach in the Galapagos
Rabida is one of the islands of the Galapagos archipelago. The red color of the beach sand of Rabida is the result of the high content of iron oxides in the volcanic soil, but it is believed that coral remains also influence the color.
Shell beach in Australia
The high percentage of salinity in Shark Bay ("Shark Bay") on the west coast of Australia has led to the fact that in these waters there are no organisms that feed on shellfish. The number of mollusks, of course, has increased rapidly, and now the waves instead of sand throw the remains of their life onto the shore. The entire coast, almost 60 km long, is covered with shells and is very popular with tourists.
Cave beach in Portugal
This portuguese beach located close to southern resort Algarve. West Coast The Algarve has many spectacular limestone cave-like formations.
Giant's Way Coast in Northern Ireland
This unusual coast stone columns, according to scientists, was formed several tens of millions of years ago, as a result of a volcanic eruption and cooling of basalt lava. This beach in County Antrim is the only attraction in Northern Ireland that has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Reynisfjara beach in Iceland
And finally - another beautiful Icelandic beach. In 1991, the American magazine "Islands Magazine" included this beach in the top ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world. Judging by the photos, it is quite an understandable choice! Vik is the southernmost village in Iceland and is located right on the Atlantic Ocean. The beach is covered with the purest black volcanic sand, and the black basalt columns of Reynisdrangar, according to local legend, were formed when the trolls tried to drag three ships ashore, but did not have time to hide from the sun's rays and turned to stone. Black Beach has long been a filming location for science fiction films and a popular tourist destination.
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The colors of our planet are incredible! The land is colored with millions of shades of flowers and foliage, and the seas keep shades even more mysterious. And the beaches that we want to talk about today are incredibly beautiful. Their sand takes on amazing colors, and why this happens, read this article. Have you heard of white, green, pink or orange sand? Such beaches are created by nature itself, it is amazing. How does this happen and where are such beaches? The fine sand of Hyams Beach, which is located in Jarvis Bay, 300 km south of Sydney, is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the whitest sand in the world. Outwardly, it looks more like flour, snow or table salt. This sand is not only beautiful, but also dangerous: it is so dazzling that it is not recommended to be on the beach without sunglasses. According to CNN, Hyams Beach is also an incredibly clean bay: the purity of the sand reaches 99.89%. 
Scientists speculate that this unique sand here, most likely, skidded sea current. It can be used to polish silver, it can be made into glass, and it is even used to make telescope lenses. Other white sand beaches can be found in Dominican Republic, in Tanzania on the island of Zanzibar, in the Maldives and on the island of Aruba in the Caribbean. 
Another version of the origin of white sand: it turns out that white sand is tiny coral particles mixed with seaweed and other substances that are not absorbed by fish during digestion. It can also be quartz.
Pink sand beaches
The Bahamas is a heavenly place that attracts tourists from all over the world with its beaches, unforgettable views, nature, romantic sunsets, and the most beautiful place for diving. But one place here is particularly unique, it is the pink sand beach (Pink Sands Beach), which is located on the island of Harbor Island (Bahamas)
The pink color of the sand is given by small, crushed grains of Foraminifera shells, these are single-celled organisms that live on the bottom of reefs, under stones and in caves of the coastal ocean floor, the shell of which is painted in bright pink or red tones. Also, the red color of the sand is given by corals, which have a red color near the coast. 
As a result of the action of storms and coastal waves, Foraminifera shells and parts of coral are washed ashore, where they break into small grains of sand, which, mixing with the sand, give Pink Sands Beach such an unusual pinkish-red color. 
Green sand beaches
The beach with olive green sand is located on Kau Island, Hawaii. Green Sands Beach or Mahana Beach is sharpened by rocks from different sides and has access to the ocean only on one side. The green shade of the beach is given by the semi-precious chrysolite (or peridot) stone, which is used in the jewelry industry. Chrysolite is a semi-precious golden-green stone, also called jewelry olivine, it consists of magnesium silicate and iron. And depending on the ratio of these two elements, the stone will have a different shade of green: golden, yellow, pistachio, herbal, olive, brown ..
In Hawaii, olivine is also called the "Hawaiian diamond". If you look at Green Sands Beach from a distance, it appears green, but if you get closer, you can see that it turns olive-gold. These greenish pebbles are born from the lava of local volcanoes; chrysolite inclusions are also found in the rocks surrounding this outlandish beach. 
There are only two such beaches on earth, the second beach is called Talofofo Beach and is located on the island of Guam, an island in the western part Pacific Ocean.
Seashell beaches
Shell Beach is located 45 kilometers southeast of Denham in the Shark Bay region of Western Australia. Stretching over 120 kilometers, this beautiful white sand beach made up of millions of tiny shells that reach a depth of 10 meters!
On beaches like Shell in Australia or St. Barthélemy, Jeffreys Bay in South Africa, the coastline is made up entirely of shells. The unique geographical location of these places leads to the fact that shells are collected here from literally everywhere. 
Sanibel Island attracts visitors from all over the world with its shell beaches. Unlike the north-south orientation of most islands, Sanibel Island has a west-east orientation. The east-western and southern borders of Sanibel perform a collecting function, that is, shells from Caribbean and other southern seas are naturally grouped into one pile. 
The Crimean coast is rich in shell beaches, both from the Black Sea and from the Azov Sea. Their diversity is very great. You can find shells the size of a palm, or you can scoop tiny specimens 3-5 millimeters in size from the water's edge in handfuls. Red sand beaches
Every year in autumn, the beach, located in the Shuangtai Hekou Nature Reserve on the Liaohe River, near the cities of Panjin and Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China, turns red which attracts not only Chinese residents, but also tourists from all over the world. The name of the beach fully reflects its feature - the Red Beach of Panjin (Panjin Red Beach).
When volcanic rock and large deposits of iron collide with the erosive power of the ocean, red sandy beaches.
Red beaches are not the greatest rarity, but they look very amazing. One of the most famous red beaches is located in Greece, Kokkini Beach on the island of Santorini, near the city of Akrotiri. The rocks surrounding the beach and the shore itself have become copper-burgundy due to the red limestone that is part of the soil. The beach seems especially bright due to the contrast with the blue water. Other famous red beaches are in Canada - Thunder Cove on Prince Edward Island and in Hawaii - Kaihalulu on the east coast of Maui. Orange sand beaches
The reddest seashores are found on the beaches of Ramla il-Hamra on the Maltese island of Gozo and San Blas, Malta.
Although rare, it does happen. Sand with a high iron content, but without admixture of volcanic rocks, darkens to orange. The coast of Ramla Bay in the Maltese Islands is bright orange. 
Orange, rich yellow, gold - each in its own way describes the color of the Maltese beach on the island of Gozo, which is also called Calypso. It was here, according to the legends of Homer's poem, that the legendary king Odysseus spent seven years under the spell of the goddess Calypso. Golden sand can also be found on the beaches of Hawaii, in the Greek Kefalonia and on Spanish island Tenerife. 
glass beaches
Or rather, the beach. This incredible location in Fort Bragg, California was once a garbage dump for a nearby town. In the 60s, the city government launched several environmental programs to clean up and restore the beach. Beneath all the waste and debris, they found a beach of polished sea glass.
For several decades, nature itself sorted out the landfill: there was no trace of the former garbage mountains. Sea waves cleared the beach and turned every piece of glass on the coast. As a result, the shape of the glass pebbles is no different from the usual pebbles for us, and now billions of pieces of glass strew the entire coast, which is called Glass Beach. 
According to various sources, glass decomposes from 500 to 1000 years, that is, after a maximum of a thousand years, the incredible Glass Beach will turn into ordinary sandy one. But now it is one of the most beautiful places and the first unique beach, composed by man and nature. Black sand beaches
Vik Beach with pitch black sand stretches for as much as 5 kilometers and is the most unusual and famous place in Iceland.
True, tourists come here not to swim and sunbathe, but for the sake of interest to see such an unusual phenomenon, when the sand under their feet is not of a light shade, but of a dark one. Swimming in this place is not so comfortable, since this is the wettest place in Iceland and the normal weather for it is fogs, winds, dampness, cold and they say that it rains here 340 days a year, but this does not stop real travelers and, despite such conditions, tourists come here every now and then. 
Black Vik Beach was created by volcanic lava from a nearby volcano. For hundreds of years after the eruptions, it flowed into the ocean and when it cooled down, the sea water gradually crushed these pieces of lava on the rocks into small pieces, throwing them ashore, thus the black and fine sand of this unusual beach arose. Sandy beaches of gray, brown or even white are quite familiar to us. Even rocky beaches with jagged cliffs that attract the bravest adventurers are quite common. But there are beaches on our blue ball that look completely “alien”. These unique corners Lands are part of the amazing beauty that nature gives us.
1. Papacolea Green Beach, Hawaii
The sandy beach of Papakolea (also known as Green Sand Beach or Mahan) is located near South Point in the Kayu area of the island. Hawaiian archipelago. This is one of two unique green beaches in the world (the other is in the Galapagos Islands). Papacolea got its distinctive color from the mineral olivine, which is abundant in the local rocks. The beach is located in a bay half surrounded by Puyu Mahana (volcanic cone) and is connected to the southwest Mauna Loa reef. After the last eruption, the cone of the volcano partially collapsed on its own, and then was washed away by the ocean.
The beach has two names, as it is sometimes named after extinct volcano, and sometimes after a region called Papacolea. This region is located near the crater, where many rare birds. The beach is surrounded by pastures and can only be reached on foot or with a four-wheel drive vehicle. Resting here is unsafe due to landslides, as warned by special signs.
2. San Alfonso del Mar, Chile
This beach is located between the largest artificial pool and the most big ocean On the Earth. San Alfonso del Mar is an integral part of the homonymous luxury resort. San Alfonso Beach is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on one side and a swimming pool on the other.
It would seem - why build such a vast pool right on the ocean? But the pure water of the most capacious pool, with a constant temperature of 26°C, can completely replace the ocean, in which the water can cool down to 17°C. In addition, sea water, with its dangerous waves and currents, marine predators and other surprises, clearly loses to the pool.
The hotel complex on the central coast of Chile resembles a Mayan city with stylized pyramids residential buildings towering over a colossal pool with sea water. More than 1 km long, the pool holds approximately 66 million gallons of water, and is more like a lake. The world's largest swimming pool is surrounded by white sand beaches, palm trees and sailboat docks that ply the crystal clear water up to 35 meters deep.
3. Maho Beach, Caribbean
Maho Beach is on the Dutch side caribbean island Saint Martin, in the district of Sint Maarten. It is known for the Princess Juliana International Airport, which is directly adjacent to the beach. The arriving aircraft must descend as close as possible to the beginning of the runway, which is only 2,180 meters long. During the final approach, the airliner flies over the beach at a minimum height. Due to the unique proximity of low-flying airliners, the location of Maho Beach is very popular with aircraft enthusiasts. This is one of the few places in the world where moving aircraft can be seen in detail.
Watching the liners from the beach is a popular pastime, so up-to-date take-off and landing schedules are posted daily in most bars and restaurants on the beach. And the Sunset Bar and Grill has a loudspeaker that transmits radio conversations between pilots and the airport control tower.
At the same time, there is a danger for people standing on the beach that they will be carried into the water due to the jet stream from the aircraft. Local authorities warn that aircraft landing and takeoff could "result in serious injury." Runway 10 has recently added an additional fence to prevent people from holding on to the main fence surrounding the runway.
4. Ocean dome in Japan
This is an artificial beach built in the resort of Shigaya and located along the coastal highway, near the city of Myazaki in Japan. The dome has its own internal climate, which is artificially regulated throughout the year.
ocean dome, which is part of the Sheraton Seagaia Resort, is 300 meters long and 100 meters wide and includes an artificial flame-spitting volcano, artificial sand, artificial palm trees and the world's largest retractable roof that provides consistently blue skies, even on rainy days. The air temperature here is always kept within 30°C, and the water warms up to 28°C. The volcano activates every 15 minutes and erupts "fire" every hour, while incredible waves cover the beach to the complete delight of surfers.
The beach can accommodate up to 10 thousand tourists. The facility opened in 1993 and the number of visitors peaked in 1995, reaching 1.25 million a year. The Ocean Dome was officially closed on October 1, 2007, for a renovation process and partial rebranding of the resort.
5. Salescia Beach, Corsica
South of the city of Saint-Florent, on french island Corsica, Salesia beach is located. The main feature of this fantastic beach that smoothly goes into the sea is its dazzling white sands, right from which pine trees rise to the sky.
Salecia is one of the most beautiful beaches in Corsica. Like most other beaches in the desert des Agriates, this hard-to-reach place. Long walk (12 km, online routing runettetest.ru/raschet-rasstoyaniy.html and calculation of distances on the map) allows you to enjoy the beauty of the incredible silver-white sand and clear water surrounded by dunes. In addition, it can be reached by boat from the harbor of St. Florent. Another of the features of Salesia is the cows, which often strive to lie down next to sunbathers. These horny locals have a habit of walking along the beach all year round, including during summer season when it's full of tourists.
6. Pink sandy beaches of Bermuda
Bermuda beaches are famous for their unique pink sand, which is very rare in nature. It can be found on the island of Bermuda, on the stretch of coast between Warwick Long Bay and Horseshoe Bay.
Unlike ordinary sand, this sand has no volcanic origin- it was formed from the remains of shells and skeletons of invertebrates, such as corals, molluscs, and so on. And such an unusual shade of sand is given by microscopic coral insects of Foraminifera. They shed their pinkish shells into the water when they die, and the waves bring them to the shore, mixing with the sand.
Bermuda is one of the northernmost regions in the Western Hemisphere where Coral reefs. Here you can clearly see the contrast of pink sand, turquoise water between the coastline, distant reefs, and the deep blue ocean in the distance. The sand in Bermuda is exceptionally fine. Local beaches are often used for wedding ceremonies. Most of them are located on the South Shore, but some are also located in the north.
7. Playa de Galpiyuri, Spain
Playa de Gulpiyuri is unique beach without the sea. It is a picturesque oasis, a small shell-shaped body of water located in the middle of a grassy meadow near Llanes, a small town on the north central coast of Spain.
Approximately 40 meters long, Galpiyuri Beach is located a hundred meters from the sea and is connected to it through a network of underground tunnels flushed with salt water. You will not see surging ocean waves along the shores here, but instead the picturesque oasis is surrounded beautiful rocks and lots of greenery. Nevertheless, here you can often observe decent waves, not only during strong wind, but also when water from Bay of Biscay begins to flow through a network of underground caves.
Galpiyuri Beach is completely surrounded by rocks and a lot of bright greenery, which, combined with clear bluish-turquoise water, makes this corner a truly heavenly place.
8. hot beach in New Zealand
Hot Beach is located on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand, approximately 12 kilometers southeast of Whitianga and 175 kilometers from Auckland. This is one of the most unusual beaches in the world.
It got its name from the underground hot springs that penetrate the sand during high tides. Rivers of hot water that flow under the beach flow into the ocean and become visible only at low tide. It is at this time that the largest number of impatient researchers gather here, eager to dip their hands in the scalding water. However, you can do without it. You just have to dig a shallow hole on the beach and lower your legs or arms into it. Many people bring shovels and buckets with them, which can also be rented from a shop located near the beach.
Hot Beach - popular place recreation, both for local residents and for tourists visiting New Zealand. With approximately 700,000 visitors a year, Hot Beach is one of the most popular geothermal attractions in the region.
9. Playa del Amor - the hidden beach of Marieta Island, Mexico
More than a thousand years have passed since the time when in Banderas Bay, thanks to volcanic activity, formed Las Island Marietas, which may rightly be called paradise on the ground. The cherished dream of every tourist visiting this island is the Hidden Beach. To do so, they must cross a short tunnel leading to this stunning beach.
Sheltered from the outside world, the hidden beach of the Marieta Islands is a world of its own. The water along the hidden beach is crystal clear and clean. Among the sea wildlife here you can watch humpback whales, sea turtles and dolphins are just a few of the most significant examples of marine life found here. After all, the ecological diversity of the islands is amazing.
Playa del Amor is incredible a nice place that when the first photos appeared on the Internet, most people did not even believe that such a place exists in real life. A number of tour operators provide day trips into this ecological miracle. Travelers are usually brought to these places on motorboat so that they can swim and relax in this amazing place.
10 Loango Wild Beach, Gabon
This beach is located in Western Gabon in the Loango National Park. The park stretches for miles of virgin coastline where all sorts of animals walk and bathe, such as elephants, gorillas, pigs, buffaloes and hippos. In addition, a significant population of whales, killer whales and dolphins lives in the local water area.
The wild forested beach is one of the few places in the world where wildlife still has access to the sea, and one of last places on Earth, where you can see hippos swimming in the sea. Buffalo and herds of elephants graze in coastal fields and wander along the beach. Sometimes even families of gorillas can be seen on the trees growing on the coast. The expanses of the beach provide an excellent habitat for migratory birds.
With the ban on hunting in the park area, Loango animals quickly got used to the presence of people. Quiet guided walks provide tourists with a unique opportunity to see gorillas, chimpanzees, monkeys, duikers and hundreds of forest birds.
11. Barra Beach-Airport, Scotland
Barra Airport is probably the only airport in the world where planes land directly on the beach. The airport's runways are located right on the beach of Traigh Mhòr Bay. The shallow depth of the bay and sufficient length make it possible for small aircraft to take off and land.
The beach is divided into three runways averaging 800 meters long, marked with wooden pegs. There are no flights at night, as the airport is not intended for night flights. However, when it is required to make an emergency takeoff or landing, the path of the aircraft is illuminated with the help of car headlights, and reflective tapes are laid out along the runway.
In addition, Barra is probably the only airport that schedules flights according to the times of high and low tides, since at high tide the runway is completely hidden under the waters of the North Sea.
It goes without saying that if you wish, you can lie down on the beach of the Airport. But there is a sign that warns: "Stay away from the beach when planes are landing and taking off."
12. Chandipur Beach, India
Have you ever seen the sea disappear right before your eyes? Unique Phenomenon, when the sea recedes by as much as 5 kilometers, can be observed daily at Chandipur Beach in eastern India. This spectacle delights the audience, who literally go beyond the sea.
At low tide twice a day tourists can explore the seabed full of shells and small red crabs. The low tide leaves behind shells, crabs and other marine life, which is always interesting to look at. Beach surround sand dunes and thickets of casuarina. You can swim during high tide, it happens twice a day.
13. Scala dei Turchi, Italy
The snow-white rocky coast of Scala dei Turchi, located in the south of Sicily, is unique in its variety of forms: voluminous ledges resemble a natural staircase, the steps of which lead to the coast. There are no strict lines and forms here; smooth outlines of rocks gently encircle the coast. The legend says that in ancient times, Turkish pirates moored their ships off the rocky coast of Sicily and, fleeing storms, found shelter in wind-sheltered ledges.
The cliffs towering above the Mediterranean Sea are composed of marl - a calcareous-clayey white sedimentary stone. The wide stone ledges descending to the coast are the result of the influence of winds and rains, which have influenced the rock for thousands of years.
14. Rolling Stones Beach, California
On the California coast is a city called Mendocino. It is famous for its Rolling Stones Beach.
It seems that thousands of rounded stones collected on the beach are about to challenge the water currents. The peculiarity of this landscape is that this army of small boulders is uniform in size and shape. They are spaced so evenly here that it seems that a person had a hand in this, although this is not at all the case. Scientists explain this unusual phenomenon by the fact that for thousands of years the stones were under the constant influence of the waves of the Pacific Ocean, which gave them the shape of bowling balls.
And although this place cannot boast of a large number of tourists, its uniqueness is beyond doubt.
15. Glass Beach
Glass Beach is located in McKerrickar National Park near Fort Bragg, California. It is replete with ocean-cut glass in the waterfront area near the northern part of the city. Collecting glass in the park is prohibited. The Glass Festival is held here every year. Thousands of tourists visit Fort Bragg's glassy beaches every day during the summer. Most still take some glass with them. Because of this, and also due to natural factors (wave action), bright glass gradually disappears. Efforts are currently underway to restore the Glass Beach by filling it with new glass.
A selection of 10 unusual beaches that you may have never heard of. All the fun is inside!
1. Extreme beach (Maho beach, San Martin).
Maho Beach on the island of San Martin in the Caribbean is famous for its close proximity to the runway of a real airport. Thus, landing planes fly 10-20 meters above the heads of vacationers. Strong air currents from airliners cause unexpected strong waves on the coast, which in turn attract windsurfers here. The airport administration openly warns tourists that being on the beach during the landing or take-off of an aircraft can be life threatening, but this does not stop thrill-seekers.
2. Black sand beach.
An exotic black beach with volcanic sand is usually not very popular with tourists. Probably the reason lies in the well-known, romantic stereotype about perfect beach With white sand, blue waters and green palm trees. In addition, black beaches are rare and often have difficult access to the sea (rocks, stones on the shore), and the sand itself, due to its color, heats up extremely quickly and you can only walk on it with shoes on. Most famous beaches with black sand: Punaluu (Hawaii), La Palma ( Canary Islands, Spain), Piha (New Zealand), Vik (Iceland).
3. Beach with pink sand.
An even more unexpected color variant of the sand owes its appearance to the pigment released from dead red corals. Famous pink beaches: Elafonisi (Crete, Greece, pictured), Harbor (Bahamas), Komodo (Indonesia).
4. Glow in the dark beach (Maldives).
This seems to be the ultimate proof that the Maldives is heaven on earth. The secret of a fantastic natural phenomenon lies in the bioluminescent phytoplankton that accumulates on the shore and under the influence of stress factors (a wave hits the shore, hitting the water with a hand, stepping on a foot, etc.) shimmers with a magical blue glow. glowing beaches in the Maldives you can see quite often, and this spectacle looks especially impressive on a dark, moonless night.
5. Hidden Beach (Marieta Islands, Mexico)
Many treasures of nature are hidden from the eyes of people, but sometimes we get a chance to see some of them. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Mexican government conducted military tests in this area. One of the rockets made a huge hole in the vault of a hidden underground grotto and revealed to the world a real miracle of nature - a huge natural pool With sandy part right under the hot Mexican sun (due to the proximity to the equator, the temperature often reaches 40 C). At the moment, the Marietas Islands have the status national park and were included in the list of the most important biosphere reserves the world of UNESCO.
6. The cleanest beach in the world (Whitehaven Beach, Australia).
Whitehaven is considered one of the most environmentally friendly beaches in the world. The local sand is 98% silica, which gives it an incredible blinding white color. In addition, due to its composition, the sand almost does not heat up here, which is a huge advantage for vacationers. Do not forget to add to this the size of the beach (length 8 km), as well as the incredible purity of the local azure waters.
7. Hot Beach (Coramandel Peninsula, New Zealand).
During the peak season, this unusual beach is visited by thousands of people armed with ... shovels. The tool is needed to dig out a personal makeshift "bath". The fact is that under the surface of the beach there are two geothermal sources, hot water from which seeps up through the sand. The deeper the dug hole, the hotter the bath: the temperature here can reach up to 65 C. Thus, the New Zealand beach is not inferior to the best SPA-salons in the world. Hot springs, however, are only available at low tide for 3-4 hours.
8 Disappearing Beach (Chandipur Beach, India)
Every day during the year on the Indian beach of Chandipur there is a grand ebb: exposing the bottom, the sea retreats as much as 5 kilometers! A natural phenomenon attracts a large number of interested tourists, who in literally follow the sea, simultaneously studying the mollusks, crabs, turtles and other living creatures left on the sandy bottom.
9. Beach with pigs (Big Major Cay, Bahamas).
Big Major Cay Island is famous for its rightful owners - wild pigs. Once introduced by man, these pigs have taken root on a small tropical island and are now its main tourist attraction. Carefree and cheerful, these animals (in the number of several dozen) swim up to people without fear, take pictures and swim with them, expecting some treats in return.
10. Glass Beach (California, USA).
The "glass" beach is the result of the joint work of the sea, wind and coastal rocks over all the garbage that mankind dumps into the water. The process of processing a conditional fragment from a bottle or a ceramic plate can take several years from nature. The resulting glass “pebbles” are used by jewelers and handmade craftsmen; a separate hobby has also appeared for collecting and collecting the most beautiful and rare stones. Behind last years in the United States, several similar glass beaches appeared at once.
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A very fascinating and informative article about the most unusual and wonderful beaches in the world.
Believe me, you did not even know about the existence of most of these beaches.
In continuation of the bewitching and enchanting photographs.
Punaluu beach - volcanic land
Hawaiian beach Punaluu is popular among tourists due to its
unusual black sand.
The reason for this color is the volcanic origin of the islands.
and, accordingly, the sand itself. But not only tourists love this beach,
but also marine inhabitants, here you can often see green sea turtles and
hawksbill turtles that crawl out to soak up the sun.
Swimming here is almost impossible, the fact is that the shore is strewn with pointed stones,
and the water is cold all year round due to freshwater springs.
Hyams Beach - white sands
Hyams Beach, located in Jarvis Bay, Australia, is listed in the book of records
Guinness like the beach with the most white sand on the ground.
They say that when you find yourself on Hyams Beach, it seems as if there is snow around or countless
reserves of fine table salt.
Also, this sand is considered the most fine-grained in the world and is more like flour,
and photos of the beach - Paradise islands"bounty".
Lyme Regis - Jurassic Beach
Jurassic beach is located in English county West Dorset,
near the village of Lyme Regis.
Of course, there are no dinosaurs here, but coastal cliffs contain many
fossils of ancient shellfish ammonites.
According to experts, the age of the fossils is more than 185,000,000 years.
As a result of frequent landslides, new
and new remains of the ancient inhabitants of the planet and to discover them,
can do without special archaeological excavations.
Which is definitely very convenient.
beach with caves
In Portugal, in the town of Algarve, there is an unusually beautiful beach.
It is decorated with labyrinths from caves of pleasant yellow color.
Red beach Kaihalulu on the island of Maui
On the east coast of the island of Maui in Hawaii is Kaihalulu Bay,
which means "roar of the sea".
Despite the reef protecting the bay, coastal waves are quite high here.
and really noisy.
Dark red sand, sometimes turning into red, appeared here thanks to
old eruptions of the volcano Cauki.
And although it is very difficult to get here along a narrow and steep path, this place
frequently visited by people.
"Maho Beach" - a beach for extreme people
Maho Beach on San Martin Island is famous for the fact that many people go to it not for swimming,
and to see the planes landing.
It is difficult to believe in the authenticity of the images of giant airliners flying at a height of 10-20 meters
above sunbathing tourists, however,
they are real. international Airport Princess Juliana is served by Sint Martin,
Dutch part of Saint Martin.
It is the second busiest airport in the Eastern Caribbean. Therefore, beachgoers
Maho Beach is not easy.
The beach is just perfect place for a detailed look at low-flying aircraft,
although it causes some inconvenience
swimming and sunbathing.
Despite the difficult conditions of takeoff and landing, not a single accident was recorded in this place.
Shell beach
Another amazing beach, this time completely littered with shells.
Shell Beach on St. Bartholomew's Island is nearby
the sweetest town of Gustavia. If you bring children to Shell Beach, you can borrow
them for the whole day - they won’t climb into the water, they won’t ask for ice cream.
Stormy sea life, fast currents and hurricanes for centuries tirelessly supply
caribbean beach tons of sea souvenirs.
Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California, USA
Usually a person, throwing garbage, negatively affects nature.
Mountains of garbage spoiling not only air, soil and water,
but also cause aesthetic harm natural beauty. However, rarely
but still there are exceptions - garbage creates beauty.
There is one interesting place - Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California, USA
(Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California, USA).
This place is amazing with its unusual beach. In the first half of the 20th century
on the territory where this beach is located, there was a dump.
In the 60s, the landfill was closed, and since then the garbage has been left to its own devices.
Mountains of broken glass, plastic and other debris were lying around
on the shore under the warm Californian rays, washed by the sea surf
and blown by sea breezes.
It turns out that garbage can also become beautiful over time.
pink beach
When you imagine pink beach, immediately there is some kind of romantic mood.
Maybe just because pink sand- It is something
from the category of a fairy tale, Harbor Island (Bahamas) is annually visited by thousands of tourists from all over the world.
Just imagine, a five-kilometer pink beach
and the azure sea - a truly enchanting sight for true romantics.
Another fairly famous pink beach is located
on a small Greek island Elafonisi (Deer Island), which is located in the southwest of Crete.
purple beach
Another magnificent beach is located in the USA, California,
It's called Pfeiffer Beach.
It owes its violet-pink color to the presence in the neighboring hills
the mineral spessartine (a type of garnet) and manganese,
which, washed out by rainwater, creates bizarre patterns on the beach,
giving it that unusual purple color.
The green beach of Pakolepea
Papakolea Beach is also called the green sand beach.
It is located in South Point on the island of Hawaii.
The surrounding ash cone, composed of chrysolite crystals, gives the beach a green hue.
If you look at the beach from afar,
then it will appear perfectly green, but if you take a handful of sand and take a closer look,
you will see more golden shades of crystals.
Aborigines call this mineral "Hawaiian diamond".
Golden beach. Malta
Ramla beach has sand with a hint of orange, but in translation
from the Maltese "ramla" actually means "red".
It was this beach that was mentioned in Homer's Odyssey - he spent time here
imprisoned from the rest of the world Odysseus in the nymph's cave
Calypso - the cave was preserved on the island - before his famous journey.
