Unusual Beaches
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GLASS BEACH, CALIFORNIA The Beach is located in California. It is one of the most unique or unusual beaches around the world. There are basically two reasons first is that nature has made it in that way and the second reason is that people dumped all the waste here so after some time it became a waste dumping zone.
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CAVE BEACH IN ALGARVE, PORTUGAL This amazing cave is located near Benagil Beach. It is believed that it is created by erosion. The unusal beach is famous for its amazing cliffs, caves and crystal blue water. The Benagil Sea cave located in the southernmost region of continental Portugal. The destination is one of the most popular tourist destinations for families, solo travellers and backpackers.
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PUNALUU BLACK SAND BEACH, HAWAII The beach is located between ahala and Naalehu on the Big Island of Hawaii. A unique feature of the beach is that it has black sand which is made up of basalt. Basalt is basically a material created by the lava flowing into the ocean. It explodes when it reaches the ocean and after some time, it cools down. The unusual beach is quite famous to see endangered Hawksbill turtles and green turtles taking sunbath across the shore.
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KOEKOHE BEACH, NEW ZEALAND It is located in New Zealand. The beach has a 58 million years old dragon eggs on the shore as you can see in the picture. The beach is quite famous for its incredible natural boulders and there are 50 boulders along Koekohe Beach. The biggest is of 7 tons and measures over 2 meters. It took over 4 million years to form the largest boulders, however, the tiny fragments began forming 60 million year ago. The Moeraki Boulders are legally protected by the government.
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GREEN SAND BEACH, HAWAII The beach is on the way Papakolea Beach on the island of Hawaii. The sand of the beach is of green color. It is because of the mineral olivine. According to Wikipedia, there are four green sand beaches in the world namely, Talofofo Beach on Guam, Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands, Hornindalsvatnet in Norway and Papakolea beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. The copyright belongs to https://earthnworld.com/unusual-beaches/
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