Discover these 17 beaches that all have something exceptional and are therefore among the most beautiful beaches in the world!
What do you think when you hear the word beach ? White or yellow sand, beautiful waves, sunbathing, with a beer or cocktail... But beaches sometimes have different colors and shapes of those we know. Here are 17 beaches that, in one way or another, have something different from that of which you are used to going.
One of the most striking differences in many of these beaches are the different colors of their sand . Sand is usually formed from what the waves bring back to shore, whether rock, shells, corals, or glass. Green beaches, very rare, can contain ovine, which comes from volcanic eruptions, and black sand beaches are also usually formed by volcanic remains. Bermuda's pink beaches are colored by the remains of coral.
Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California
The secret beach of the Marieta Islands, Mexico
Located in a kind of open sky crater and sunbathed, this beach on the islands of Marieta is artificial and was created by the explosion of a bomb that would have badly landed in this place during the military tests of the past century.
A beach of the Maldives that glitters in the middle of the night
The small blue lights on this beach in the Maldives are caused by phytoplankton, bioluminescent microscopic plants, which releases light when agitated by waves.
The Cathedral Beach in Ribadeo, Spain
This beach on the North coast of Spain has beautiful arches that resemble the foothills of a cathedral. These have been formed by the water that has broken down against the walls for thousands and thousands of years.
Pink Sand Beach, Bahamas
The pink sand of this beach of the Bahamas is pigmented by the remains of failed corals, which are broken and crushed into small pieces by the resssac.
Maho Beach and its extreme aircraft landings, Saint-Martin
This beach is really special . An airport trail is just a few meters from the sand and bathing. What to scare (and decay) a few. This phenomenon also exists Greece .
Beach by the lake Jökulsárlón, Iceland
The volcanic black sand on this Icelandic beach contrasts admirably with the white and vitrous pieces of the ice.
Dragon eggs (Moeraki Boulders) from Koekohe Beach, New Zealand
Hundreds of huge rocks are scattered on the beach of Koekohe as eggs of giant dragons ready to bloom... These spherical rocks were formed more than 60 million years ago and are simply the result of concretion and erosion over time.
Green sand in Kourou, Guyana
Papakolea beach and its green sand in Hawaii
La Chaussée des Géants, Northern Ireland
The Boiler of Giants was formed 50 or 60 million years ago when the basaltic wash came up to the surface and cooled, cracking in strange and large columns. We can visit from Belfast .
The black sand of Punalu’u Beach in Hawaii
The black sand on Punalu’u is formed by the basaltic lava that explodes by throwing into the sea and cools quickly.
Red sand beach (Red Sand Beach) in Rábida, Galapagos Islands
The red sand on the beach of Rábida Island was formed due to the oxidation of lava deposits rich in iron, but it could also be due to failed coral sediments.
Shell beach (Shell Beach), Shark Bay, Australia
The waters near Shell Beach are so salty that they allowed the shell to proliferate. It is this abundance of shellfish that floods the beaches with their shells.
The secret beach of Pfeiffer Beach in California
This beach has purple sand (pure) quite rare, which comes from manganese particles flowing from the hillside.
Beach of Vík, Iceland
Iceland is a country with an important volcanic activity, hence the presence of many beaches of black volcanic sand.
A cave near Benagil (Lagoa) in Algarve, Portugal
Algarve coast consists of limestone, which easily erodes and can form unbearable caves on the sea like this. It is only accessed by the sea.
Did you know these rare beaches? Do you know others?
Source photos : Bored Panda
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