22 Most Beautiful and Unusual Beaches Of World............Really Amazing.........Must See!!!

When someone says “beach” you probably think of yellow or white sand, rolling waves, bright sunlight and a beer or fruity cocktail.
But beaches come in far more different shapes and colors than some of us might have expected.
Here are some of the unusual beaches that you have never seen before...............


1. Unique Glass Beach, California

The glass beach near Fort Bragg in California formed after the trash dumped there for years by local residents was pounded into sand by the surf. The dumping was eventually prohibited, but the glass sand remains.

2. Hidden beach, Marieta, Mexico

This beach in Mexico is said to have formed after the Mexican government used the uninhabited islands for target practice in the 1900s.

3. Maldives Beach

The lights on this beach in the Maldives are caused by microscopic bioluminescent phytoplankton, which give off light when they are agitated by the surf.

4. The Beach of the Cathedrals, Ribadeo, Spain

The stunning cathedral-like arches and buttresses of this beach in Spain were formed by pounding water over thousands upon thousands years.

5. Pink Sand Beach, Bahamas

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.

6. Extreme Plane Landings at Maho Beach, Saint Martin

The beach on the Dutch side of the Caribbean islands is known for all the low-flying airliners, which fly so closely above the beach that people can actually be blown into the water because of the jet blast (or that’s at least what the local government signs warn you about)

7. Jokulsarlon, Iceland

The black volcanic sand on this Icelandic beach contrasts beautifully with the white and glassy chunks of ice.

8. The Moeraki Boulders (Dragon Eggs) in Koekohe Beach, New Zealand

The boulders on this New Zealand beach are concretions – balls of sedimentary rock harder than the sedimentary earth that formed around them, which has long since washed away. These boulders get uncovered and smoothed by pounding waves.

9. Green Sand In Kourou, French Guiana

Instead of sand, this beach has grass.

10. Papakōlea Green Sand Beach, Hawaii

The green sand on this beach in Hawaii is caused by the mineral olivine, which is formed by lava as it cools in the sea.

11. Giants Causeway Beach, Ireland

The giant’s causeway was formed 50-60 million years ago when basalt lava rose to the surface and cooled, cracking into strange, large columns.

12. Punaluu Black Sand Beach, Hawaii

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

The red sand at Rabida was formed due to the oxidization of iron-rich lava deposits, although it could also be due to washed-up coral sediments.

14. Shell Beach, Shark Bay, Australia

The water near Shell Beach in Australia is 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.

15. Pfeiffer Purple Sand Beach, California

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.

16. Vik Beach, Iceland

Iceland is a land with a lot of volcanic activity, which is why black volcanic beaches are so common there.

17. Cave Beach in Algarve, Portugal

The Algarve coast consists of limestone, which is easily eroded and can form stunning sea caves like this one.

18. Whitehaven Beach, Australia

Whitehaven Beach is known for its white sands. The crystal clear aqua waters and pristine silica sand of Whitehaven stretch over seven kilometres along Whitsunday Island , the largest of the 74 islands in the Whitsundays. It defines nature at its best and provides the greatest sense of relaxation and escape.

19. Koh Hin Ngam, Thailand

Koh Hin-Ngam or Koh Pulo has attracted many visitor that the tourists will surprised on this island has no white sandy beach but except for the beautiful stones were polished and shaped by the action of waves. The island is also known as according to myth: They said, every stones / rocks on this island it’s curse, because is shelter by The Curse Of The God Of Tarutao (Island), so if anyone who try to collect one of the stones on this island it will be curse bad luck but in the opposite, they believe if you can make a stack of 12 stones and make a wish, it will come true.

20. Taroa Beach – Punta Gallinas, Colombia

Taroa Beach at Punta Gallinas. This is the most northern point of South America and it is off the beaten path! The unique thing about this beach are the rolling sand dunes that fall directly into the sea.

21. Gulpiyuri beach, Asturias, Spain

Tucked away into a small inland hollow, right in the middle of a meadow, Gulpiyuri is one of the most amazing beaches in the world.

22. Marble Beach, Thassos Island, Greece

It is called the Marble Beach and this name has not come by accident - because of the white sand and white marble pebbles on the sea floor, the water has a unique white-blue color and reminds of the water on the shore of a tropical island. Even in the hottest days the sand is cool because of the small marble pieces in it.