The start of summer is right around the corner, which means high temperatures and many people off to the beaches. The United States has a lot to offer; however, when it comes time to look for beautiful, crystal clear, blue, serene waters, there aren't too many places that can provide you with that satisfaction. Therefore, here are some countries with top exotic beaches that can grant your wishes.
1. Maldives
Location: Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia
Interesting Fact: Some of the beaches contain bioluminescent phytoplankton, reacts to any type of stress or change in tension, emitting light from their cells anytime something breaks the water.
2. British Virgin Islands
Location: Between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
Interesting Fact: Smoking is banned in all public places.
3. Australia
Location: Between the Indian and Pacific Oceans
Interesting Fact: Australia is home to the Great Barrier Reef, which is the largest reef in the world and contains over 2,900 individual reefs and thousands of marine species.
4. Italy
Interesting Fact: The country's south houses Europe's only three active volcanoes.
5. Greece
Location: Mediterranean Sea
Interesting Fact: Greece has more than 2,000 islands, yet only about 170 are populated.
6. Philippines
Location: Surrounded by Philippine, South China, Celebes and Sulu Seas.
Interesting Fact: The country has the highest rate of discovery of new animal species.
7. Thailand
Location: Inlet of South China Sea
Interesting Fact: 1/10th of Earth's entire animal species lives in Thailand.
8. Malta
Location: Mediterranean Sea
Interesting Fact: Many sunken World War II ships are along Malta's coastline.
