Now : 4th, and also 3th place. Just look!
4th PLACE.
Whitehaven
Beach, Queensland, Australia
With more than four kilometers of
sand that is 98 percent pure silica -- so clean it squeaks -- Whitehaven Beach
is part of the Whitsunday Islands National Park. As part of the park’s
conservation policy, visitors have to register with a tour guide for access,
and can stay only for a few hours. That’s one way it maintains its postcard-like
perfection.
Local conservation efforts here
have been internationally applauded. In 2010, the beach won CNN’s Most Eco
Friendly Beach award.
3th
PLACE.
Champagne
Beach, Vanuatu
On the east coast of Espiritu
Santo, the country's biggest island, Champagne Beach is a relatively popular
tourist destination, particularly with Australian cruise shippers, though it
does retain a quiet, laid-back feel.
The South Pacific island nation
of Vanuatu broke into the headlines a few years ago when the Happy Planet
Index ranked it the happiest nation on earth. With beaches like this, how
could locals not be euphoric? The crescent of sand at Champagne Beach
looks upon a lagoon fringed with coral. The beach gets its name from a
phenomenon witnessed by the first travelers to the region -- the shallow waters
appear to fizz at low tide, as if the beach is swimming in bubbly.
In truth, the effect is caused by
gas escaping from volcanic rocks on the sea floor.
To the next time, and the last dwo places.
Bye!
