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I grew up thinking that sand only came in one color. The sand of sand paper. The sand of tract housing garage doors. The sand of doctor\u2019s office waiting rooms. Every beach I\u2019d ever been to featured sand the color of paint swatch \u201csand,\u201d and it wasn\u2019t until I started thumbing through island guide books and devouring beach-heavy Flickr feeds that I realized the sand of SoCal\u2019s golden beaches wasn\u2019t the only sand out there.<\/p>\n

Tickled Pink<\/b><\/h3>\n

Pink sand might sound like a fisherman\u2019s tale, but it beautifies many of Bermuda\u2019s<\/a> best beaches. This blush-colored stuff comes from the island\u2019s red coral reefs which, nibbled at by parrotfish, eventually break down and add their color to the local sands. Look for it at beaches like Horseshoe Bay Beach, Jobson\u2019s Cove, Tobacco Bay Beach, Elbow Beach and John Smith\u2019s Bay. Outside of Bermuda, the Bahamas\u2019<\/a> Harbour Island and Greece\u2019s<\/a> Balos Lagoon offer their own pastel shores.<\/p>\n

\"Pink-sand

“Pink sand in Balos” by Alberto Perdomo<\/p><\/div>\n

Volcanic Origins<\/b><\/h3>\n

Most black sand beaches owe their creation to volcanoes. As molten lava hits the ocean, it sometimes cools so rapidly that it explodes into tiny black fragments and ends up coloring local beaches. Some of Hawaii\u2019s<\/a> most famous black-sand beaches are Punaluu Black Sand Beach, Polulu Valley Beach, Kaimu Beach and Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach. But dramatic, dark sand isn\u2019t an Aloha exclusive; California<\/a>, Alaska, and even Iceland boast black-sand shores of their own.<\/p>\n

\"Black-sand

“Black sand” by Hitchster<\/p><\/div>\n

Going Green<\/b><\/h3>\n

Probably the most rare of the lot, green-sand beaches owe their hue to the accumulation of olivine crystals: the same mineral that makes peridot gems. The largest green beach in the U.S., Papakolea Beach, lies near South Point on Hawaii\u2019s Big Island. Guam’s Talofofo Beach features olivine-rich sand as well.<\/p>\n

\"Green-sand

Hawaii: Mahana Bay Green Sand Beach” by Eli Duke<\/p><\/div>\n

Ever visited a pink Bermuda beach? Dug your toes into Hawaii\u2019s volcanic sands? Tell us about your favorite beach experience!<\/p>\n

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I grew up thinking that sand only came in one color. The sand of sand paper. The sand of tract housing garage doors. The sand of doctor\u2019s office waiting rooms. Every beach I\u2019d ever been to featured sand the color of paint swatch \u201csand,\u201d and it wasn\u2019t until I started thumbing through island guide books and devouring beach-heavy Flickr feeds that I realized the sand of SoCal\u2019s golden beaches wasn\u2019t the only sand out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":11784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe World's Most Colorful Beaches<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have you ever sunk your toes into pink sand? 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