24个你以前从未听说过的独特海滩 [美国媒体]

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-------------译者：临天祈-审核者：rumor四起------------



Do you think that beaches are blasé tourist destinations with nothing unique or interesting to offer? Well, you’re only partly correct. Many of them are over crowded and boring, but none of the beaches we feature here will disappoint. A singing beach, a glowing beach, a beach with rainbow-colored sand — here are the most offbeat seaside destinations you’ll find on Earth.

你是不是认为海滩是一个不能提供任何不寻常和有意思的事物的流于俗套的旅行目的地？没错你对了一部分。他们之中的大多数是拥挤而无聊的，但没有一个我们列出来的海滩会让你失望。一个会唱歌的海滩，一个会发光的海滩，一个有着彩虹沙滩的海滩——这里是最不可思议的海边旅行目的地——你可以在地球上找到的。

1. Glass Beach

玻璃海滩



Location: Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii

地点：哈纳佩佩，考艾，夏威夷

What’s so special about it: Though it’s regular rock is basalt, the Glass Beach in Kauai is blanketed with millions of sea glass particles which came from years of discarded glass washed up on shore. Similar beaches include Fort Bragg and Benicia, which are both in California. 

特殊之处：虽然它的大多数岩石都是玄武岩，此外还被大量的海玻璃覆盖着，这些被人们废弃的玻璃是被冲上岸的，类似的海滩还有位于加利福尼亚的布拉格堡海滩和贝尼西亚海滩。

2. Green Sand Beach

绿沙海滩



Location: Papakolea Beach/Mahana Beach, South Point, Ka’u, Hawaii

地点：帕帕科立 海滩/玛丽纳海滩,南点，ka'u，夏威夷

What’s so special about it: Thanks to the mineral olivine, which comes from the nearby cinder cone, this peculiar beach sparkles a brilliant green. It’s only one of the four beaches in the world with bright green sand, the others being Talofofo Beach, Guam, Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands, and Hornindalsvatnet, Norway. 

特殊之处：感谢那来自邻近火山的橄榄石矿物，这片海滩闪耀着华丽的绿色光芒。其只是四片地球上拥有亮绿色沙子的海滩之一，其它分别是 关岛的塔洛福福海滩，位于加拉帕戈斯群岛的Floreana岛的鸬鹚角，挪威的霍宁达尔湖.

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3. Hot Water Beach

温泉海滩



Location: East coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

地点：新西兰科罗曼德尔半岛东海岸

What’s so special about it: Drive down to this beach armed with a shovel, because the best thing to do here is to dig your very own DIY spa. This geothermal beach can get as hot as 64°C (147°F), its heated water spouting from two nearby underground springs. Check out their website for updates on the water conditions before you drop by. 

特殊之处：和铲子一起去下到海滩，因为在这里能做的最好的事情是给自己挖一个私人SPA。这片地热海滩可以达到64°C（147°F)的高温，其涌出的热水来自于两个地下泉。先浏览他们的网页以获得那里的水质情况如果你想去的话。

4. Tunnel Beach

隧道海滩



Location: Dunedin, New Zealand

位置：达尼丁，新西兰

What’s so special about it: After trekking across a private farmland, beach-goers must pass this long creepy tunnel to get to the actual beach. On the other side are beautiful sandstone cliffs, rock arches, caves, and other stunning rock formations against the backdrop of the magnificent Pacific Ocean. 

特殊之处：在徒步穿过一片私人田地,想到海滩的人需要通过那长长的让人毛骨悚然的隧道以到达那真正的海滩。在另一边是一座美丽的砂岩悬崖。石头拱门，洞穴以及其它的由岩石构成的炫目景色在那壮丽的太平洋的衬托之下。

5. Star Sand Beach

星砂海滩



Location: Irimote Island, Japan

位置：日本西表岛

What’s so special about it: Visitors of the star sand beaches of Irimote Island and neighboring islands in southern Japan are more often seen crouched over the sand, examining the curiously-shaped particles on their hands. Star sand are actually exoskeletons of foraminiferans (microscopic marine organisms) which have washed up by the millions for years on the island’s shores. Those who look closely enough might find some that are still alive. 

特殊之处：那些日本南部西表岛以及邻近岛屿的星砂海滩的拜访者大多数时候总是被看到在沙滩上低着头看着他们手里的那形状奇异的沙子，星砂事实上是几百万年以来冲上岸的有孔虫类的外骨骼（微型海洋有机生物）。那些看的足够仔细的可能会发现其中一些还是活的。

 6.   Singing Beach
 

 6.  歌唱沙滩

Location: Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, USA 

地点：海边曼城，马萨诸塞州（美国）
7. A sandy beach in the middle of a meadow

7、草地中间的沙滩



Location: Playa De Gulpiyuri, Llanes, Spain

地点：Playa De Gulpiyuri，利亚内斯，西班牙

8. Pink Sand Beach

8、粉红沙滩



Location: Harbour Island, Bahamas

地点：海港岛，巴哈马群岛
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9. Purple Sand Beach

紫沙海滩



Location: Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, California, USA

位置：美国加利福尼亚州大瑟尔菲佛海滩

What’s so special about it: Another cute-colored sand beach is found in Big Sur, California. The purple tint of the sands of Pfeiffer Beach comes from its dominant mineral quartz combined with manganese garnet deposits found in the surrounding rocks.

它的特别之处在于：另一处可爱的彩色沙滩实在加利福尼亚州的大瑟尔被人发现的。菲佛海滩的紫色沙子来自其主要矿物石英与在附近岩石中所发现的锰石榴石矿床相结合而成的。

10. Bioluminescent Beach

荧光海滩



Location: Maldives

位置：马尔代夫

What’s so special about it: It’s an ocean of stars! Bioluminescent phytoplankton, which glows when agitated, can be found in many shores all over the world, but it seems they’re found more often in Maldives. This amazing photo was taken by Taiwanese photographer Will Ho. 

它的特别之处在于：这是一个星星的海洋！那种在激流中生长的浮游植物可以再全世界很多海岸找到，但似乎它们更多是在马尔代夫被发现的。这张令人叹为观止的照片是由台湾摄影师Will Ho拍摄的。

11. Beach of the Cathedrals

大教堂海滩



Location: Playa de las Catedrales/Praia de Augas Santas, Ribadeo, Spain

位置：西班牙里瓦德奥大教堂海滩

What’s so special about it: Magnificent geological formations form a cathedral-like effect across this idyllic beach in Spain. The beach can only be easily accessible during low tide. 

它的特别之处在于：宏伟的地质构造横跨在西班牙这片田园般的海滩上形成了大教堂般的效果。这片海滩只有在枯潮时才能顺利地通行。

-------------译者：charles.c.liu-审核者：rumor四起------------

12. Bowling Ball Beach

12. 保龄球海滩



Location: Schooner Gulch State Beach, Mendocino County, California, USA

位置：美国加利福尼亚州，门多西诺县，斯库纳·盖尔奇（意译为帆船谷）国家海滩

What’s so special about it: Large spherical rocks, like over-sized bowling balls, are scattered across the shore of this beach in Schooner Gulch. The boulders are said to have been caused by millions of years of erosion and “concretion” a rare geologic phenomenon also observed in the Moeraki and Koutu Boulders in New Zealand and Cannonball River in North Dakota. 

特色：大块球形岩石，就像超大号的保龄球一样，散落在帆船谷的海岸线附近。据说这些大圆石是因为上百万年的侵蚀和“结核”而产生的。“结核”是一种非常罕见的地理现象，这种现象也曾在新西兰的摩拉基和扣图大圆石、以及美国北达科达州加农堡河（意译为炮弹河）中被人观察到。

13. Maho Beach

13. 玛侯海滩



Location: Saint Martin Island, Sint Maarten

位置：荷属圣马丁，圣马丁岛

What’s so special about it: With the beach’s location adjacent to the Princess Juliana International Airport, vacationers can actually jump up and touch a flying airplane. 

特色：海滩的位置紧挨着茱莉安纳公主国际机场，度假者真的能够跳起来并摸到一架正在飞行的飞机。

14. Schoolhouse Beach

14. 校舍海滩



Location: Washington Island, Wisconsin, USA

位置：美国威斯康星州，华盛顿岛

What’s so special about it: If you like beaches but absolutely hate sand sticking to your feet and getting everywhere else, you’ll love Schoolhouse Beach. Instead of icky sand, it’s covered in smooth limestone rocks that were glacier-polished for thousands of years. Each small rock is a geologic treasure that anyone caught trying to take one home has to pay a steep fine. 

特色：如果你喜欢海滩，却极度讨厌沙子粘到你的脚上，还搞得到处都是，那么你一定会爱上校舍海滩。这里覆满了光滑的石灰岩块儿，而不是令人腻歪的沙子，这些石头经历了数千年的冰河打磨。每个小石头都是地质学珍宝，每一位想要带一块回家的人，一旦被抓住，就必须上交巨额罚款。

-------------译者：charles.c.liu-审核者：rumor四起------------

15. Vanishing Beach

15. 迷失海滩



Location: Chandipur Beach, eastern India

位置：印度东部，昌迪普尔海滩

What’s so special about it: In the morning, the sea in Chandipur Beach vanishes completely like a miracle. It recedes up to 5 kilometers from the shore, giving visitors an opportunity to walk in the sea and explore the sea bed on foot. But once high tide kicks in, they better be back in shore, since that’s when the sea rushes back into place. This strange phenomenon happens twice a day throughout the year.

特色：早晨，昌迪普尔海滩的大海会完全消失不见，就像一个奇迹。海水从海岸线向后退了至少5公里，这也给游客们一个机会去走到海里，步行探索海床。而一旦高位潮水进入，最好还是退回海岸，因为这正是海水涌回此处的时候。这个奇异的现象每天会发生两次，全年如此。

16. Hidden Beach

16. 秘密海滩



Location: Playa de Amor, Marieta Islands, Mexico

位置：墨西哥玛瑞塔群岛，爱情海滩

What's so special about it: This idyllic beach paradise was actually created when the Mexican government in the early 1900's made a bombsite out of the area, blasting a huge hole on the canopy of the grotto. Despite its dreadful past, we're actually grateful — the beach looks absolutely gorgeous! 

特色：这个悠闲的海滩天堂实际上产生于20世纪00年代初，那时候墨西哥政府在这里炸出一个弹坑，正好将地下岩穴的顶盖炸出一个了大洞。不管有多么可怕的过去，我们实际上很感激这件事——因为这个海滩看起来太迷人了！

17. Black Sand Beach

17. 黑沙海滩



Location: Punalu'u Park, Hawaii

位置：美国夏威夷，普纳鲁吾公园

What’s so special about it: Sick of ordinary white sand beaches? Head down to Punalu’u Park for something entirely different. As for why the sand is colored black, we have theories.

特色：对普通的白沙海滩厌烦了？那就来普纳鲁吾公园体验完全不同的东西吧。至于为什么沙子的颜色是黑的，我们自有理论解释。

-------------译者：围观已一年-审核者：rumor四起------------

18. White Sand Beach

白沙海滩



Location: Hyams Beach,, New South Wales, Australia

位于澳大利亚新南威尔士海姆斯海滩

What’s so special about it: Hyams Beach holds a Guinness Record for having the whitest sand in the world. It’s like snow in summer! 

特殊之处：这个海滩是以通过吉尼斯世界记录的世上最白的砂子闻名于世。夏天的时候这些沙看起来跟雪一样。

19. Rainbow Beach

彩虹海滩



Location: South-eastern Queensland, Australia

位于澳大利亚皇后岛东南部

What’s so special about it: Multi-colored sand dunes surrounding the town supply Rainbow Beach with as many as 74 different colors of sand. The colorful sand dunes are a result of years of erosion and iron oxidation dating back since the Ice Age.

特殊之处：五彩缤纷的沙丘环绕着小镇看起来就像一道彩虹，这个海滩上的沙子可以有多达74种不同的颜色。这些彩色的沙子是由冰河时代开始就进行的铁的氧化腐蚀所形成的。

20. Round Pebble Beach

圆鹅卵石海滩



Location: Mabua Pebble Beach, Surigao City, Philippines

位于菲律宾苏里高城马布阿卵石海滩

What’s so special about it: Instead of sand, this beach is covered with a multitude of smooth round pebbles which the waves gathered in from the sea. According to reflexologists, walking on these stones has a strong therapeutic effect on the body., which makes this beach a popular getaway for those who want to relax and rejuvenate. 

特殊之处：这个海滩除了沙子外还有来自海里潮汐所带来的平滑的圆鹅卵石。步行于这个海滩的石堆上对身体体有强烈的反射疗法疗效，这点也让这个海滩和其他常规的休闲和娱乐海滩区别开来。

-------------译者：魔哥598543214-审核者：rumor四起------------

21. Pig Beach

猪之海滩



Location:  Big Major Cay, Bahamas

位置：巴哈马的Big Major Cay

What’s so special about it: Big major Cay is an island in the Bahamas that’s populated by 20 or so feral pigs who are often seen lounging about and swimming in the clear waters around the island. No one really knows where they came from, but they sure are bringing more and more curious travelers to their island.

有啥特色：Big Major Cay是一个位于巴哈马的居住着20多只野猪的岛，经常可以看到这些猪悠闲地游荡在岛周围清澈的水中，没人清楚它们从哪来，但它们确是吸引着越来越多的游客来到它们的岛。

22. Scala Dei Turchi

土耳其阶梯



Location: southern Sicily, Realmonte, Italy

位置：意大利阿雷尔蒙特西西里岛南部

What’s so special about it: Scala dei Turchi is a set of stairs formed out of natural white rock by years of wave action. Beach-goers are often found covered in white paste made from the mineral Marl that’s abundant in the area and is said to be good for the skin. 

有啥特色：土耳其阶梯是由年复一年的海浪作用将天然白色石头刻画成一系列阶梯状。沙滩爱好者经常在脸上涂满由本地盛产的矿物泥灰制成的面膜，据说对皮肤有益。

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23. Whitehaven Beach

白天堂海滩



Location: Whitsunday Island, Australia

位于澳大利亚降灵群岛

What’s so special about it: Not only is Whitehaven Beach visually spectacular, it’s also actually awarded as the most eco-friendly beach in the world by CNN. Local sands are bright white containing a large amount of silica, which does not retain heat, enabling visitors to walk around the silky shore comfortably while barefoot on a sunny day. 

特殊之处：白天堂海滩并非只是看起来非常绚丽夺目 ，它也是由CNN所排行的生态环境最为友好的海滩。当地的砂子白得发亮含有大量的硅而且热容不高，在有太阳的晴天里，游客可以舒服的在光滑的海边裸足散步。

24. Shell Beach

贝壳海滩



Location: L’Haridon Bight,  Shark Bay, western Australia

位于澳大利亚西部鲨鱼湾 L’哈瑞登 比格特

What’s special about it: A 7 to 10 meter thick layer of cockle shells covers the entire shoreline of this fascinating beach. Due to the high salinity of the water, cockles proliferate abundantly in the absence of its natural predators, who cannot survive in such harsh environment. It is one of the only two beaches made entirely out of shells. 

特殊之处 ：这个不可思议的海滩的整个海岸沿线被7到10层密集的海扇贝壳覆盖。由于水盐份含量太高，海扇的天敌无法在这样严酷的环境生存造成了海扇的大量繁殖。这是仅有两个全部由贝壳形成的海滩中的一个。

-------------译者：魔哥598543214-审核者：rumor四起------------

Bonus:
A desert that turns into a beach on certain parts of the year

每年特定时期沙漠变海滩



Location: Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão, Brazil.

位置：巴西仑索斯Maranhenses国家公园

What’s so special about it: Every start of the year, continuous rainfall floods the desert dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, creating a series of lovely turquoise lagoons in the white valleys of sand. The desert beach persists until it completely dries up in October. If you look closely in the water, you’ll be surprised to find a variety of fishes swimming around–a result of adaptation through the periodic drying and flooding of the desert oasis. 

有啥特色：每年伊始，持续的降雨流过Lençóis Maranhenses国家公园的沙丘，在白色砂谷中创造出一系列蓝色潟湖，沙漠海滩一直持续到十月它完全干涸，如果你凑近水看，你会被游弋的各色鱼类所震惊—沙漠绿洲周期性干季雨季的适应性结果。

A “glacial river lagoon” with black sand

一个黑沙滩上的“冰河潟湖”



Location: Jökulsárlón Lake, southeastern Iceland

位置：冰岛东南部的 Jökulsárlón湖

What’s special about it: Chunks of ice like huge glistening crystals scattered across the jet black bay make this natural scene seem right out of a dream. The ice comes from a nearby glacier while volcanic rock accounts for the black sand.

有啥特色：大块水晶般闪亮的冰块散落在黑色海湾里使这自然景色正如梦中仙境，冰块来自附近的冰山，黑砂来自火山岩。

A beach covered in fish bones

一个被鱼骨覆盖的海滩



Location: Salton Sea, California, USA

位置：美国加利福尼亚州索尔顿湖

What’s so special about it: Other beaches are covered in glass, pebbles, and multi-colored sand, but this beach is covered in fish bones. How did that happen?

有啥特色：别的海滩是被砂、卵石和各色石头覆盖，这个海滩却是被鱼骨覆盖，这是咋回事呢？

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