When the good weather arrives, there are many who travel to the coasts and beaches to enjoy days of sun and bath. Sometimes, we must know that there are certain beaches that, further from their attractions, can harbor great dangers for their bathers. Some of them become the most dangerous beaches in the world.
Sometimes due to pollution, weather conditions, the sighting of dangerous animals or other factors, they lead the authorities to prohibit swimming in these areas.
What are the most dangerous beaches in the world?
1. Beaches of the Northern Territory, Australia – Jellyfish
These beaches are more than known for the number of jellyfish banks they host. Due to the marine currents and the quality of its waters, they appear in this large number of jellyfish specimens. Among them highlighting the wasp jellyfish.
Wasp jellyfish are the most dangerous and poisonous jellyfish in the world. Growing up to 11 inches wide with over 60 tentacles that can extend up to 6 feet long. These jellyfish, which are transparent in the water, can be found in large groups along the coast of the Northern Territory of Australia.
Its stinger is so painful that some victims go into cardiac arrest before reaching shore. Attempting to remove the tentacles from a sting can cause more venom to be discharged and death can occur within five minutes. Holding these organizations responsible for more than 70 deaths since 1885.
2. Hanakapiai Beach, Hawaii – Streams
These beaches are known for their great rip currents. It is located on the Napali coast of Kauai, and it can only be reached through a few trails.
It is one of the most dangerous places in the world to go swimming due to the powerful rip currents and their waves that carry people into the sea. These currents are not appreciated until you are in the water. In the event that a swimmer finds himself within its currents, it will be impossible for him to overcome it. Large numbers of swimmers have died in these waters. Sometimes they were never heard from again.
It is known that more than 100 people have died in its waters in the last ten years.
3. Gansbaai, South Africa – Great White Sharks
These are undoubtedly waters that have an owner. This area of South Africa is known as the Great White Shark Capital. Due to the large number of specimens of this shark , its coasts make one of the most dangerous and feared beaches in the world.
These dangerous predators are attracted to its shores because there they find a large colony of seals. Many scientists point to attacks on humans by these sharks, mistaking them for seals.
So if you are thinking of entering these waters, we recommend that it be inside a cage. In the area it has become a must-see, to enjoy these sharks from the safety of a cage.
4. Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai – Pollution
Mumbai Chowpatty Beach is one of the most dangerous beaches in the world and one of the most polluted. To such an extent that they are not suitable for the bathroom.
Its sand is completely invaded by rubble and ship wreckage. But not only is the large amount of pollution left on the shore. In 2011, the MV Rak ship sank and shed more than 60 thousand tons of coal. Making it swim in its waters can cause serious damage.
5. Black Sand Beaches of Kilauea, Hawaii – Erupting Volcano
This time the danger lies in the force of nature. Located in the Volcanoes National Park, the black sand beaches of Kilauea are spectacular, but at the same time dangerous.
The beaches are adjacent to one of the most active volcanoes in the world, Mount Kilauea, which has been continuously erupting since 1983 and spewing lava into the ocean.
The temperature of its waters make them completely incompatible with the bathroom.
6. New Smyrna Beach, Florida – Shark Attacks
This Florida beach has a more than terrifying reputation. With a record of 238 attacks, the beach, which is part of Volusia County, is known as the beach with the most shark attacks, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
Volusia County has a popular surf spot near New Smyrna Beach, just south of an inlet considered a fertile shark hunting ground.
