15 strange sandy beaches

When we think about sandy beaches, we often think of yellow light, but in the world, there are unusual sandy beaches that when you hear you will want to be discovered once. How many strange things in the natural world!

Visit 15 of the world's most exotic beaches

1. Punalu'u beach

Punalu'u Beach is the most visited place among the rare black sand beaches in Hawaii 's Big Island. This strange black sand is actually volcanic rock, which accumulates when the lava flows into the sea and gets cold and breaks into tiny pieces. It is rumored that if you bring this sand home, you will be cursed by a volcano god named Pele.

2. Papakolea Beach

You can admire one of the only two green-colored beaches in the world when traveling to Hawaii 's Ka'u district. The unique color of sea sand is due to olivine crystals - it is created by the erosion of volcanic ash.

3. Hyams beach

You may need sunglasses when you go to Hyams beach in New South Wales, Austrailia. Not only because of the bright sunlight but also because of the bright reflection of the world's whiteest sand. The whiteness of this sand was recorded by the Guinness Book of Records. This white color stood out to the point, the sandbar drew a clear white line in the satellite image.

4. Pfeiffer Beach

The beach-covered hills of Pfeiffer in Big Sur, California are rich in manganese pomegranate , when washed down to the beach, it creates the colors you see in the picture - the entire sand is like a sandy layer of fill Choose enough colors purple, pink, blue.

5. Kaihalulu Beach

You won't be able to find another beach in red, like Kaihalulu, the beach on Maui Island . This dramatic red color comes from the surrounding cone hills - the hill formed by volcanic ash accumulation.

6. Beach of Ramla bay

Thanks to the high iron content in the sand, the beach of Ramla Bay on Gozo Island stands out with a charming orange color along the coast. Here, you also have the opportunity to explore the ruins of the Romans at the nearby Calypso cave.

7. Porto Ferro Beach

In Sardinia, Italy is equally proud of the bright orange sand beaches formed from orange limestone ranges, broken shells and volcanic deposits. When you come here, you should not ignore the nearly 20 m high sand dunes right behind the beach.

8. Horseshoe Bay Beach

Horseshoe Bay is one of the famous pink sand beaches in Bermuda, in Southampton. The miles of pink colored sand are formed by broken shells, corals and calcium carbonate content in the sand.

9. Beach on Harbor Island

Coral debris, marine animal shells and calcium carbonate are also responsible for bringing pink sands on Harbor Island in the Bahamas.

10. Tangsi Beach

Also owns another famous pink sand beach is Indonesia's Tangsi Sea. However, the pink color of sand is formed by a mixture of white sand and tiny fragments of red coral. In addition, Indonesia has another beach of pink sand on Komodo Island.

11. Muriwai Beach

The Muriwai Sea in Auckland, New Zealand is extremely striking with its glittering black sand beach of nearly 60 kilometers. Black sand beach is the remnant of a volcanic eruption in the past.

12. Beach in Vík í Mýrdal

 

This Icelandic beach also possesses special black sand color from basalt deposits.

13. Shelter Cove Beach

If you prefer a "lighter" black, look for Shelter Cove beach in Humboldt County, California. The pale gray color of sandbanks is the result of many years of sea waves eroding cliffs along the coast.

14. Santorini beach

In the Red Sea in Santorini, Greece, it is the rows of dark red lava rocks with high iron components that have contributed to the bright red color of the sand here.

15. Rainbow Beach

In addition to the monochromatic sandy beaches, you can witness the colorful sandbanks when visiting Rainbow Beach Sea in Queensland, Australia. The sandy beach here has about 72 different colors formed from multicolored rock cliffs near the sea.