Top 8 World's Dangerous Beaches

Beach vacation is a wonderful choice for most of people. The sun shining on a cloudless day, the white sand, the crystal clear blue waters…all of them are wonderful. It turns out, seems like there are some beaches that are dangerous like shark bites, jellyfish or being kidnapped. Below is 10 dangerous beach of the world you shouldn’t go.

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1. New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Entitled as the shark capital of the world by the Guinness book of world record, the New Smyrna Beach is listed as one of the top 10 Florida beaches by the Florida International University. Out of the 112 shark attacks worldwide in 2007, new Smyrna beach reported 17 of them.

2. Heart Island, Antarctica

Known for its intensely cold waters, the Heart Island is actually a Giant Volcano, 4100 km South West of Perth. Although owned by Australia, it’s much closer to Antarctica than anywhere else.

3. Cape Tribulation, Australia

This Northern Queensland Beach is a dwelling place for a number of exotic creatures one may need to be wary of. Besides crocodiles, the emu-like Cassowaries and Box Jellyfish also swarm the waters near the beach.

4. Praia De Boa Viagem, Brazil

Before the year of 1992, Reports of Shark Attacks were unheard of along the sandy beach near Recife, Brazil. Environmentalists suggest that the appearance of fishing boats that may have disrupted the ecosystem of the area, are to blame.

5. Shenzhen, China

Shenzhen Beach, located just across the border from Hong Kong, is locally well-known tourist hotspot which can get challengingly congested at times. This sometimes makes the area accident-prone.

6. Playa Zipolite, Mexico

This amazing beach centered around a comforting environment is located on the Southern Coast of Oaxaca. This beautiful stretch is humorously known as “the beach of the dead”. The shore is sometimes prone to huge waves that cause undercurrents. Specially trained lifeguards are deputed along the beach, owing to which the number of drowning cases have lowered.

7. Staithes beach, Yorkshire

While it may not be the most popular beach, the Staithes beach in the UK is known for its surfing culture. The marine conservation society states that its water cleanliness level doesn’t match up to the basic European Standards for bathing sports. The residual deposits from the farmer’s fields could be the likely cause. Most activities on this not-so-famous beach includes surfing and paddle sports.

8. Hanakapiai Beach, Hawaii

The Hanakapiai Beach is one of most beautiful known beaches in Hawaii, although its rather remotely located. Lifeguards are yet to be stationed on this beach. The beach waters are calm and tranquil for the most part, with powerful rip currents surfacing from time to time. 83 known drowning cases have been reported over the years mostly due to underestimation of the wave current.

Source: TopAmazing Channel