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Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
Ever heard of a hot water beach, and no, we're not talking about Miami. The Hot Water Beach is located on the eastern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in Zealand.

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Its name comes from the underground hot springs which filter up through the sand between the high and low tides. The beach is a very popular destination for tourists and locals who make 'tubs' in the sand to soak up the hot water from below. The water temperature is about 64C (147F).
Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2
Hidden Beach Marieta Islands, Mexico
The Hidden Beach of the Marieta Islands is a world of its own. It is located just a few miles off the coast of Mexico and was formed as a result of volcanic activity.

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The islands have remained secluded over thousands of years, and were only recently discovered and made into a tourist destination. The Hidden Beach has its own marine ecosystem, and the dolphins, whales and sea turtles in the water nearby are also fantastic. However, just in the waters of the Hidden Beach, there are believed to be over 103 different species of marine critters.
Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Loango's Wild Forested Beach, Gabon
In Loango National Park in western Gabon, there is a beach that remains one of the few places in the world where great mammal herds have access to the sea.

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Here, you'll see elephants, buffalo and hippopotami wandering on the sand and playing in the ocean. Even gorilla families are occasionally seen foraging in the beachside trees. The beaches are also an excellent breeding ground and home to the migrant shorebirds African Skimmers and Damara Terns.
Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Airport Beach, United Kingdom
Barra Airport is probably the only airport in the world where the planes land on the beach. It is located on the Traigh Mhor Beach on Barra Island in Scotland.

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The airport is washed away by the tide once a day, so if you take a late afternoon flight there, you may see cars guiding the pilots since the airport is naturally lit. When the windsock is flying, the airport is active and it's best to steer clear of this beach.
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Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2
Chandipur Beach, India
Want to see the sea disappear before your eyes? Or do you want the illusion of walking on water? In a phenomenon rarely seen anywhere else in the world, the sea at Chandipur Beach recedes almost 5 kilometers (3 miles) every day at low tide.

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This provides the beachgoer with the opportunity to walk on the sand as if they were walking on water. In the exposed seabed, there are shells, driftwood and little red crabs.
Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Scala dei Turchi, Italy
The Scala dei Turchi (Stair of the Turks) is a rocky cliff beach on the coast of Realmonte in southern Sicily. It has become a tourist attraction because of the beautiful white color of the cliff rock, and because the formations make for great natural sunbeds.

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The Scala was formed by marl, or a sedimentary rock with a characteristic white color. It lies between two sandy beaches and is accessed through a limestone rock formation in the shape of a staircase.
Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Bowling Ball Beach, USA
On the California coast in a town called Mendocino is a coastal feature called Schooner Gulch, popularly known as the 'Bowling Ball Beach'. Thousands of rocks appear to have gathered in their very round forms to defy the tides.

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They are mostly uniformly shaped and sized, and their spacing is near equal. These rocks were not placed by man, but by the mysterious power of nature. Over thousands of years, the ocean has eroded away the coast, forming the cliffs that line the shore behind the beach and leaving the bowling balls behind.
Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2
Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Shangrala's World's Most Unique Beaches 2

Glass Beach, USA
Another weird beach in California known as glass beach is located in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg. It is one of the most abundant sea glass beaches in the world and is a result of years of dumping garbage along the coastline.

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The beach is now frequented by visitors, however collecting the glass is strickly forbidden. A Glass Festival is held every year on Memorial Day weekend. However, over time, the glass is slowly diminishing, so this beach may not remain a wonder for too long.
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