Pristine white or yellow sands,
crashing waves, beautiful tides, Corals…..the list is huge, yes I’m talking of
Beaches, but what if I told you that there was a beach that vanished? One that
was green? Or maybe one that was made up of glass…ouch! Our weird planet Earth
has a lot hidden, its time to let the eye and mind wander and plan a new vacay!
1. Glass Beach
Fort Bragg (hah!), California
Every action has a reaction, in
this case it was a beach of glass. Earlier a local dumping ground for degraded
glass, this beach is a colorful attraction and reminder of the blunders of
mankind. With the passage of time waves have washed away or smoothened the once
edgy glass and turned into a colorful paradise with your very own trinkets and souvenirs!
2. Hidden Beach
Playa
de Amor, Marieta Islands, Mexico
Every
couples dream come true, this beach with an unusual landscape was formed by a
blasting the canopy huge cavern by the Mexican Government in 1990.
3.
Schoolhouse Beach
Washington
Island, Wisconsin, USA
Remember
our school’s playpens? Yup the ones with sand where we all have fought our
imaginary battles and won em’ all and after that cleaning up was no mess, just
dust and done, this beach is exactly the same where the sand doesn’t stick! Here
the beach is made of smooth, glacier-polished sedimentary limestone that is
absolutely non-gluey.
4.
Green Sand Beach
Papakolea
Beach, Hawaii
Yes,
I wasn’t joking when I talked of green sand in the starters, here the unique
green color is due to the presence of mineral olivine as the chemical
constituent of the sand. Just a good to know fact – Olivine, a kind of
magnesium mineral, originates after lava is cooled in sea water.
5.
Jokulsarlon Beach
Iceland
Diamonds on the beach, as mesmerizing that fact would have been its not one! Instead this beach has huge ice chunks lying on the
ground! This is a glacial lagoon forming a beach in south-east Iceland. The chunk
of snow-white glaciers on the black volcanic sand depicts the picture of a
perfect match and gorgeous contrast in one frame. One to be photographed
for sure.
6.
Giant’s Causeway Beach
Ireland
Remember
Dragonstone? (Any GOT fans?), yes this one looks exactly like the mythical and
mysterious castle of Dragonstone and its origin tale dates back just as old
too. Once upon a time, 50-60 million years ago, volcanic eruption led to
gushing out lava onto the sea. On cooling, this basaltic lava led to hexagonal
rock formation comprising of weird cracks.
7.
Vanishing Beach
Chandipur,
Orissa, India
How
many of us have dreamt to walk on that mysterious sea bed, now it’s possible! Throughout
the year, twice a day, the Chandipur Beach of Orissa in Eastern India
unbelievably vanishes. The sea recedes up to 5 km providing the scope to walk
on the sea bed and collect sea shells, red crabs and other underwater marine
particles. Just a piece of advice – return well in advance before the next high
tide as the sea rushes back to its place.
8.
Pink Beach
Harbour
Island, Bahamas
Squeals
from all the pink lovers! Pretty is the word for this beach where the
idyllic pink sand of the Bahamas is pigmented by washed-up coral remnants,
which are dashed and ground to tiny pieces by the surf.
9. Shell Beach
Shark Bay,
Australia
Well, this one
sure does live! As weird is the name, as is its origin too. This beach has
water so saline that the cockle clam has been able to proliferate unchecked
by its natural predators. It is this abundance of molluscs that floods the
beaches with their shells.
10. Pfeiffer Purple Sand Beach
California
With a name no short of a tongue twister, this is one
enchanting beach for sure! The purple sand at this beach (which is only found
in patches) is formed when manganese garnet deposits in the surrounding hills
erode into the sea.
Out of the box is just another thing here! It’s time to Break the flatness of a stereotype beach holiday
and fly high! Boost and gear up your traveler’s cravings and experience awesome
but unusual and unique beaches of the world.
