12 breathtaking beaches you had no idea existed. Part 1

Sun, surfing, and sand of all colors of the rainbow!

Beaches with white sand

So, you've probably heard of white sandy beaches (for example, in the Maldives, Fiji, or the most famous one - Hyams Beach in Australia), but do you know where they come from? It turns out that white sand is tiny particles of corals mixed with seaweed and other substances that are not absorbed by fish during digestion. It can also be quartz.

Beaches with pink sand

In fact, there are quite a few pink beaches in the world that you have never heard of. Pink sand is formed due to the abundance of a special type of foraminifera, which live in tiny reddish-pink shells. When they die, the shells remain. Eventually, the wind grinds or mixes them with other particles of stones or shells.

Beaches made of seashells

On beaches like Shell in Australia or St. Barth, Jeffreys Bay in South Africa, and Sanibel Island in Florida, the shoreline is entirely made up of seashells. The unique geographical location of these places leads to seashells gathering here literally from everywhere.

Beaches with red sand

When volcanic rock and large deposits of iron collide with the erosive power of the ocean, red sandy beaches are born. There are three main such beaches in the world: Kokkini Beach in Greece, Kaihalulu in Hawaii, and another one in the Galapagos Islands.

Beaches with orange sand

Although rare, it happens. Sand with high iron content but without volcanic rock impurities darkens to an orange color. The coastline of Ramla Bay in the Maltese Islands is bright orange.

Glass Beaches

Or rather, a beach. This incredible place in Fort Bragg, California, was once a dump near the city. In the 1960s, the city administration launched several environmental programs for the cleaning and restoration of the beach. Beneath all the waste and garbage, they discovered a beach made of polished sea glass.