There are infinite beaches worldwide, and everyone wants to discover the best bizarre beaches. This time, we’ve compiled a list of 16 of the most bizarre beaches worldwide, from the glass beaches in California to bizarre green beaches in French Guiana. Enjoy our list of not-so-average beaches.
01. Unique Glass Beach In California
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Glass Beach is a beach in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California, abundant in sea glass. Years of garbage dumping into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town have caused this.
02. Hidden Beach In Marieta, Mexico
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World’s most idyllic bomb site: Hidden Beach, created by a giant blast from the Mexican government during target practice, is now a stunning strip of sand.
03. Maldives Beach That Looks Like Starry Night Sky
Image credits: Will Ho
It looks unreal; it’s a natural phenomenon created by bioluminescent phytoplankton called Lingulodinium Polyedrum. Read more about it on WCTH.
04. The Beach Of The Cathedrals, Ribadeo, Spain
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The pounding waves formed stunning cathedral-like arches on this beach.
05. Pink Sand Beach, Bahamas
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Beautiful pink beaches in the Bahamas get their distinctive color from washed-up coral remnants.
06. Touch The planes At Maho Beach, Saint Martin
Image credits: Benny Zheng, Kent Miller
This Beach is so close to the landing site that you can almost touch the planes. Bizarre.
07. Jokulsarlon, Iceland
Image credits: Manisha Desai, D-P Photography
Black volcanic beach with big chunks of ice, not your average beach.
08. The Moeraki Boulders (Dragon Eggs) In Koekohe Beach, New Zealand
Image credits: Gerald Guerubin, Farkul J, arikairflight.blogspot.com
The Moeraki Boulders are vast and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden. They occur scattered either as isolated or clusters of boulders within a stretch of beach where they have been protected in a scientific reserve
09. Green Sand In Kourou, French Guiana
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10. Papakōlea Green Sand Beach, Hawaii
Image credits: Paradise Pin, Mark Ritter
It is one of only four green sand beaches worldwide: Talofofo Beach, Guam; Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands; and Hornindalsvatnet, Norway. The mineral olivine found in the cinder cone encloses it, giving it a distinctive coloring.
11. Giants Causeway Beach, Ireland
Image credits: Michael, Stefan Klopp
Giants Causeway is the result of an ancient volcanic eruption.
12. Punaluu Black Sand Beach, Hawaii
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The black sand on Punaluu is formed by basalt lava, which explodes as it flows into the sea and rapidly cools.
13. Red Sand Beach, Rabida, Galapagos
Image credits: Robert Peternel
The red color of the ground on Rabida Island is due to the oxidization of lava, but some others say that it’s because of dead corals
14. Shell Beach, Shark Bay, Australia
Image credits: Australias Coral Coast
Shell Beach is 45 kilometers southeast of Denham in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area. This beautiful snow-white beach comprises millions of tiny shells up to 10 meters deep and stretches over 120 kilometers.
15. Pfeiffer Purple Sand Beach, California
Image credits: Tom Grubbe, Dale Mead, Irene Joy
Sand derives its color from the minerals that compose it, which vary from place to place. Quartz, often transparent or translucent, is commonly the dominant ingredient, lending sand its generally light color. Pfeiffer Beach’s purple color comes from manganese garnet deposits found in the surroundings.
16. Cave Beach In Algarve, Portugal
Image credits: Bruno Carlos
Idyllic wild beach hidden in a sea cave—does it look like the perfect escape?
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