25 Most Expensive Beach Houses Of America

$59.5 million
Address: 612 Halsey Lane, Bridgehampton, N.Y.
Square Feet: About 31,000
Acres: 11.5
Beds/Baths: 9/11 plus 1 half
Year Built: N/A

The real estate recession in the USA is upon us. Property values are likely to get a lot worse before they get better, as we see the biggest housing crisis for 50 years. Foreclosures are mounting and debt is a huge burden but that doesn’t mean houses on the most desirable U.S. beaches aren’t still asking boom-style prices. The most expensive beach house today is listed at $59.5 million in Bridgehampton, N.Y. Of course, as many home buyers and sellers are finding out these days, the asking price is often far higher than the selling price. One thing is pretty certain: Once the economy recovers it’s a pretty good bet that prices for properties such as these will go even higher.
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$49.5 million
Address: Southampton , N.Y.
Square Feet: About 18,000
Acres: About 9 acres
Beds/Baths: 12/12 plus 1 half
Year Built: 1915

$39.6 million
Address: Bermuda Bay Community, Vero Beach, Fla.
Square Feet: 22,000
Acres: 5
Beds/Baths: 8/10, plus 5 half
Year Built: 1998

$39.5 million
Address: East Hampton, N.Y.
Square Feet: 1,200
Acres: 2
Beds/Baths: 6/7
Year Built: N/A

$39.5 million
Address: 1472 South Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, Fla.
Square Feet: 4,838
Acres: 1.89
Beds/Baths: 6/6, plus 1 half
Year Built: 1953

$37 million
Address: 2900 Paradise Drive, Tiburon, Calif.
Square Feet: 14,000
Acres: 8.5
Beds/Baths: 11/10, plus 2 half
Year Built: The main house was built in 1989

$34.5 million
Address: 2 Fowler, Southampton, N.Y.
Square Feet: 8,500
Acres: 2.3
Beds/Baths: 7/6, plus 1 half
Year Built: Rebuilt in 2004

$29 million
Address: 3443 Padaro Lane, Carpinteria, Calif.
Square Feet: 6,800
Acres: 1.3
Beds/Baths: 5/6, plus 1 half
Year Built: Completely remodeled in 2008

$24.75 million
Address: 1787 Fernald Point Lane, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Square Feet: 6,463
Acres: 1
Beds/Baths: 8/9, plus 2 half
Year Built: 1930

$23.8 million
Address: 20 Kai Ala Dr., Maui, Kaanapali, Hawaii
Square Feet: 11,076
Acres: N/A
Beds/Baths: 8/9 plus 1 bath
Year Built: N/A

$23.5 million
Address: 1 Sherburne Way, Nantucket, Mass.
Square Feet: N/A
Acres: N/A
Beds/Baths: 5/4 plus 1 half bath
Year Built: 1996

$21 million
Address: 112A S Kalaheo Ave., Kailua, Oahu
Square Feet: 7,600
Acres: N/A
Beds/Baths: 8/8 plus 1 half
Year Built: N/A

$19.5 million
Address: 43 Cliff Ave., Newport, R.I.
Square Feet: 25,000
Acres: 6
Beds/Baths: 15/12
Year Built: 1899

$19.5 million
Address: 251 Green Dunes, West Hyannisport, Mass.
Square Feet: About 12,000
Acres: 10
Beds/Baths: 9/11
Year Built: 1995

$16.99 million
Address: Morning View Dr., Malibu, Calif.
Square Feet: 16,000
Acres: 5.33
Beds/Baths: 10/11
Year Built: N/A

$16.9 million
Address: Montecito, Calif.
Square Feet: 10,000
Acres: 4.4
Beds/Baths: 5/6 plus 2
Year Built: N/A

$16.3 million
Address: 16 Yosemite Valley Rd., Westerly, R.I.
Square Feet: 16,626
Acres: 3.4
Beds/Baths: 12/8 plus 2 half
Year Built: 1931

$14 million
Address: 33 South Beach Road, Hobe Sound, Fla. 33455
Square Feet: 5,135
Acres: 2.72
Beds/Baths: 5/5, plus 2 half
Year Built: 1942

$12.9 million
Address: 708 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Ga.
Square Feet: 2,730
Acres: 2.3
Beds/Baths: 4/2, plus 1 half
Year Built: 1928

$11.4 million
Address: 1601 False Bay Rd., Friday Harbor, Wash.
Square Feet: main residence has 3500
Acres: 40
Beds/Baths: 4/2, plus 2 half
Year Built: main residence was built in 1900

$9.75 million
Address: 5 Shotnaigher Ln., Chilmark, Mass.
Square Feet: 2,967
Acres: 6.9
Beds/Baths: 5/4
Year Built: N/A

$9.6 million
Address: 120 West Oval, Winter Harbor, Me.
Square Feet: 8,284
Acres: 4.6
Beds/Baths: 10/10 plus 2 half
Year Built: 1892

$8.9 million
Address: 521 Indian Ave., Middletown, R.I.
Square Feet: 5,400
Acres: N/A
Beds/Baths: 5/5 plus 1 half
Year Built: 1989

$8.9 million
Address: 64 Manchester Rd., Mount Desert, Me.
Square Feet: 9,025
Acres: 1.4
Beds/Baths: 8/8 plus 1 half
Year Built: 1911

$8.5 million
Address: Savage Island, S.C.
Square Feet: 2800
Acres: 413
Beds/Baths: 3/3
Year Built: 1965

The 10 Extremely Dangerous Animals in the World

1. MOSQUITO
You wouldn’t think this tiny critter is a particularly deadly animal, but the mosquito is responsible for the deaths of more than two million people each year.
In most places the worst a mosquito will do to you is leave you with an itchy bite for a couple of days. However, in some regions mosquitoes act as a vector agent carrying disease-causing viruses and parasites from person to person without being affected themselves.
The most common mosquito-borne diseases include yellow fever, dengue fever and malaria.
Where:
There are more than 3500 different species of mosquitoes throughout the world, but it is believed the animal carries and transmits diseases to 700 million people annually in Africa, Latin America, Russia and much of Asia.

From poisonous frogs to cobras, take a look at the world’s top 10 killers and find out where to avoid them.
2. ASIAN COBRA
The Asian cobra will leave you paralysed with fear… literally.
The snake’s venom contains a powerful post-synaptic neurotoxic and when bitten, it acts on the nerves and paralyses muscles. Severe bites can lead to respiratory failure and heart attacks.
Of the 50,000 deaths from snakes bites across the world each year, this species is responsible for a large number of them.
Where:
Usually found in grasslands, open forests and savanna, the Asian cobra is a widespread and common species from central and eastern Asia, Vietnam and Thailand.

3. AUSTRALIAN BOX JELLYFISH
This jellyfish has a venom that attacks a human’s cardiac and nervous systems and if it stings you, you have virtually no chance of surviving unless treated straight away.
Its tentacles have the ability to sting even when separated from the jellyfish, making it a very dangerous creature.
Where:
Box jellyfish are more numerous after rain and move towards the shore in calm waters when the tide is rising. They are commonly found across the northern top of the country as well as Queensland and the northern Western Australia coast.

4. GREAT WHITE SHARK
The fact this beast has some three thousand teeth should give you a clue as to his fearsomeness. While they usually feed on fish, seals and other sea animals, should a surfer find him/herself in the wrong place at the wrong time they might be mistaken for dinner.
Humans aren’t prey of choice though. With a high ratio of bone to muscle and fat, the shark’s digestion is too slow to cope.
Where:
Great Whites can be found in almost all coastal waters with a temperature between 12 and 24 degrees. There are greater concentrations of the species in the United States, Japan, Africa and Oceania.

5. AFRICAN LIONS
Between razor-sharp claws, equally sharp teeth, and the ability to chase their prey at great speeds, this great beast is one of the world’s best hunters.
Hunting in packs, lions usually stalk their chosen prey and carefully select a location in which to pounce.
Where:
African lions can be found in savanna grasslands under the shade of an Acacia tree.

6. CROCODILE
Be wary of where you sunbathe! This scaled creature could be lurking close by…
You won’t have much time to react if one snaps at you. A croc’s most deadly weapon is its super-fast reflexes. Once it has you between its jaws, it will usually drown you before gobble time.
Where:
These aquatic reptiles live in the tropics throughout Asia, the Americas, Africa and Australia. Crocs gather in freshwater habitats like rivers, lakes and wetlands.

7. ELEPHANTS
Their immense size and super-sharp tusks puts elephants in at number seven on the list of the world’s most deadly animals – they stomp and kill about 500 people each year.
Weighing a hefty seven tonnes, how Dumbo managed to flaps his ears fast enough to lift off the ground is beyond us.
Where:
There are three species of elephants remaining today; the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant and the Asian elephant. Not surprisingly, you can find them in Africa and Asia.

8. POLAR BEAR
These white balls of fluff might look cute and cuddly, but they can rip off your head with a single swipe of the paw if they want to!
Twice the size of a Siberian tiger, with 42 teeth and a hunger for meat, we wouldn’t suggest messing with them around dinner time.
Where:
Polar bears are generally found within the Arctic Circle and their favourite habitat is the annual sea ice covering the continental shelf and the Arctic archipelagos. Although they are born on land, the bears spend most of their time out at sea.

9. CAPE BUFFALO
You don’t want to look a Cape Buffalo in the eye… these creatures charge head-on! And with two big, sharp horns and the weight of a small car, that’s quite a dangerous position to be in.
Known as the “widow maker” in Africa, this buffalo gores and kills more than 200 people every year.
Where:
Cape Buffaloes are found throughout Africa from Egypt down to South Africa. As one of the continents most successful grazers, they are often found close to water and tall, coarse grassland.

10. POISON DART FROG
If a prince is what you’re after, steer clear of these pint-sized frogs!
While their brightly coloured bodies might look attractive, their backs ooze a slimy neurotoxin that is meant to keep predators away. Each frog produces enough of the stuff to kill 10 humans.
Where:
Poison dart frogs like the humid, tropical environments of Central and Latin America. They tend to be found in tropical rainforests and sometimes freshwater marshes, lakes and swamps.

Top Ten Largest Deserts in the World

10. Kara-Kum Desert, Uzbekistan / Turkmenistan

The Karakum Desert, also spelled Kara-Kum and Gara Gum is a desert in Central Asia. It occupies about 70 percent, or 350,000 km², of the area of Turkmenistan. Covering much of present day Turkmenistan, the Karakum Desert lies east of the Caspian Sea, with the Aral Sea to the north and the Amu Darya river and the Kyzyl Kum desert to the northeast. In modern times, with the shrinking of the Aral Sea, the extended “Aral Karakum” has appeared on the former seabed, with an estimated area of 15,440 sq. The sands of the Aral Karakum are made up of a salt-marsh consisting of finely-dispersed evaporites and remnants of alkaline mineral deposits, washed into the basin from irrigated fields. The dusts blown on a powerful east-west airstream carry pesticide residues that have been found in the blood of penguins in Antarctica.

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9. Great Sandy Desert, Australia

The Great Sandy Desert is a 360,000 km2 (140,000 sq mi) expanse in northwestern Australia. Roughly the same size as Japan, it forms part of a larger desert area known as the Western Desert. The vast region of Western Australia is sparsely populated, without significant settlements. The Great Sandy Desert is a flat area between the rocky ranges of the Pilbara and the Kimberley. To the southeast is the Gibson Desert and to the east is the Tanami Desert. The Rudall River National Park and Lake Dora are located in the southwest while Lake Mackay is located in the southeast.

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8. Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico

The Chihuahuan Desert is a desert that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border in the central and northern portions of the Mexican Plateau, bordered on the west by the extensive Sierra Madre Occidental range, and overlaying northern portions of the east range, the Sierra Madre Oriental. On the U.S. side it occupies the valleys and basins of central and southern New Mexico, Texas west of the Pecos River and southeastern Arizona; south of the border, it covers the northern half of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, most of Coahuila, north-east portion of Durango, extreme northern portion of Zacatecas and small western portions of Nuevo León. It has an area of about 140,000 square miles. It is the third largest desert of the Western Hemisphere and is second largest in North America, after the Great Basin Desert.

Via: wikipedia
7. Great Basin Desert, USA

The Great Basin is the largest watershed of North America which does not drain to an ocean. Water within the Great Basin evaporates since outward flow is blocked. The basin extends into Mexico and covers most of Nevada and over half of Utah, as well as parts of California, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. The majority of the watershed is in the North American Desert ecoregion, but includes areas of the Forested Mountain and Mediterranean California ecoregions. The Great Basin includes several metropolitan areas and Shoshone Great Basin tribes. A wide variety of animals can be found in great basin desert. Look to the rocky slopes around the desert mountain ranges, you may spot a very rare desert bighorn sheep. Other mammals of the desert include kit fox, coyote, skunk, black-tailed jackrabbit, ground squirrels, kangaroo rat and many species of mice. Bird species are very diverse in desert oases.

Via: wikipedia
6. Great Victoria Desert, Australia

The Great Victoria Desert is a barren, arid, and sparsely populated desert ecoregion in southern Australia. It falls inside the states of South Australia and Western Australia and consists of many small sandhills, grasslands and salt lakes. It is over 700 kilometres (430 mi) wide (from west to east) and covers an area of 424,400 square kilometres (163,900 sq mi). The Western Australia Mallee shrub ecoregion lies to the west, the Little Sandy Desert to the northwest, the Gibson Desert and the Central Ranges xeric shrublands to the north, the Tirari and Sturt Stony deserts to the east, and the Nullarbor Plain to the south separates it from the Southern Ocean.

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5. Patagonia Desert, Argentina

The Patagonian Desert, also known as the Patagonia Desert or the Patagonian Steppe, is the largest desert in America and is the 7th largest desert in the world by area, occupying 260,000 square miles (673,000 km). It is located primarily in Argentina with small parts in Chile and is bounded by the Andes, to its west, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east, in the region of Patagonia, southern Argentina. The Patagonian Desert is the largest continental landmass of the 40° parallel and is a large cold winter desert, where the temperature rarely exceeds 12°C and averages just 3°C. The region experiences about seven months of winter and five months of summer.

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4. Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa

The Kalahari Desert is a large arid to semi-arid sandy area in Southern Africa extending 900,000 square kilometers (350,000 sq), covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa, as semi-desert, with huge tracts of excellent grazing after good rains. The Kalahari Desert is the southern part of Africa, and the geography is a portion of desert and a plateau. The Kalahari supports some animals and plants because most of it is not a true desert. There are small amounts of rainfall and the summer temperature is very high. It usually receives 3–7.5 inches (76–190 mm) of rain per year. The surrounding Kalahari Basin covers over 2,500,000 square kilometers (970,000 sq mi) extending farther into Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, and encroaching into parts of Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The only permanent river, the Okavango, flows into a delta in the northwest, forming marshes that are rich in wildlife.

Via: wikipedia
3. Gobi Desert, Mongolia / N.E China

The Gobi is a large desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southeast. The Gobi is made up of several distinct ecological and geographic regions based on variations in climate and topography. This desert is the fifth largest in the world. The Gobi is most notable in history as part of the great Mongol Empire, and as the location of several important cities along the Silk Road.

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2. Arabian Desert, peninsula

Arabian Desert or Eastern Desert, c.86,000 sq mi (222,740 sq km), E Egypt, bordered by the Nile valley in the west and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez in the east. It extends along most of Egypt’s eastern border and merges into the Nubian Desert in the south. The Arabian Desert is sparsely populated; most of its inhabitants are based around wells and springs. Today most of the desert can be accessed by roads. Since ancient times Egypt has used the porphyry, granite, limestone, and sandstone found in the desert mountains as building materials. Oil is produced in the north. The name Arabian Desert is also commonly applied to the desert of the Arabian Peninsula.

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1. Sahara Desert, North Africa

The Sahara is the world’s largest desert. At over 9,000,000 square kilometers (3,500,000 sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as the United States or the continent of Europe. The desert stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean. To the south, it is delimited by the Sahel: a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna that comprises the northern region of central and western Sub-Saharan Africa.

Via: wikipedia