{"id":3135,"date":"2016-09-27T14:58:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T14:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2016-09-27T15:00:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T15:00:33","slug":"colored-sand-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/top-tens\/colored-sand-beaches","title":{"rendered":"10 Most Spectacular Colored Sand Beaches Around The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Beaches are probably the most attractive tourist destinations in the world. And with a good reason \u00a0that the warmth of direct sun kissing your bare skin, the feeling of waves gently lapping at those toes buried in the sand, that wonderful feeling of ennui which you can simply submit to. A beach side vision brings up thoughts of beige sand and crystal blue water. That\u2019s the majority of beaches. Let&#8217;s talk about the colored sand beaches here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">There are beaches around the world that are a lot more unique, some feature baby pink sand shores, some bright purple, there are even beaches that are charred black as if it were something taken straight from the depths of Mordor. This is a round-up of some of the most uniquely colored sand beaches out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#10-Most-Spectacular-Colored-Sand-Beaches\">10 Most Spectacular Colored Sand Beaches<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#1-Green-Sand-Beach-Olivine-Crystals\">1. \u00a0Green Sand Beach \u00a0Olivine Crystals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-Red-Sand-Beach-8211-Iron-Content\">2. \u00a0Red Sand Beach &#8211; Iron Content<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-Black-Sand-Beach-8211-Iron-and-Titanium\">3. \u00a0Black Sand Beach &#8211; Iron and Titanium<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-Pink-Sand-Beach-8211Coral-and-Calcium-Carbonate\">4. \u00a0Pink Sand Beach &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Coral and Calcium Carbonate <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5-Purple-Sand-Beach-8211-Quartz-and-Manganese-Garnet\">5. \u00a0Purple Sand Beach &#8211; Quartz and Manganese Garnet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6-White-Sand-Beach-8211-Pure-Quartz\">6. \u00a0White Sand Beach &#8211; Pure Quartz<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7-Orange-Sand-Beach-8211-Orange-Limestone-and-Shells\">7. \u00a0Orange Sand Beach &#8211; Orange Limestone and Shells<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#8-Brown-Sand-Beach-8211-Chocolate\">8. \u00a0Brown Sand Beach &#8211; Chocolate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#9-Gray-Sand-Beach-8211-Gray-Shale-Cliffs\">9. \u00a0Gray Sand Beach &#8211; Gray Shale Cliffs <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#10-Multicolored-Sand-Beach-8211-Iron-Oxide\">10 \u00a0Multicolored Sand Beach &#8211; Iron Oxide<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"10-Most-Spectacular-Colored-Sand-Beaches\">10 Most Spectacular Colored Sand Beaches<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Have a look at few of the breathtaking colorful sand beaches that are spread across the world. The panoramic view that these beaches present are sure to calm even the most stressed out and disturbed minds.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"1-Green-Sand-Beach-Olivine-Crystals\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">1. \u00a0Green Sand Beach \u00a0Olivine Crystals<\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3141 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/papakolea-green-sand-beach-hawaii.jpg\" alt=\"papakolea-green-sand-beach-hawaii\" width=\"1200\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/papakolea-green-sand-beach-hawaii-600x386@2x.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/papakolea-green-sand-beach-hawaii-300x193.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/papakolea-green-sand-beach-hawaii-1024x658.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/papakolea-green-sand-beach-hawaii-1000x643.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/papakolea-green-sand-beach-hawaii-400x257@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/papakolea-green-sand-beach-hawaii-300x193@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/papakolea-green-sand-beach-hawaii-400x257.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Located in the Kau district of Hawaii, near South Point, the <strong>Papakolea Beach<\/strong> is one of the two beaches in the US to feature an Olive Green shade on the surface of the sand, flanked by beautiful crystal waves with foaming mouths. The Beach is popularly known as the Green Sand Beach or the Mahana Beach, for obvious reasons. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">When seen from afar you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking that it\u2019s actually a vast and beautiful grassland with closely cropped blades. Another similarly colored beach is named <strong>Guam<\/strong>. The color on these colored sand beaches is owing to Olivine crystals abundantly found in the surrounding lands.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"2-Red-Sand-Beach-8211-Iron-Content\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">2. \u00a0Red Sand Beach &#8211; Iron Content<\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3139 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kaihalulu.jpg\" alt=\"colored sand beach\" width=\"1600\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kaihalulu-800x461@2x.jpg 1600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kaihalulu-300x173.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kaihalulu-1024x589.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kaihalulu-1000x576.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kaihalulu-400x230@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kaihalulu-300x173@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kaihalulu-400x230.jpg 400w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kaihalulu-600x345@2x.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Red Sand Beach in Maui, Hawaii, also known as <strong>Kaihalulu<\/strong> makes for a dreamscape vision of nightmarish fantasy. It could very well be something straight out of a Final Fantasy installment. It has a deep red-black texture, even the stone surfaces seem charred with a glossy sheen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">It offers a great contrast to the Ocean lapping on its surface. The color is a result of the heavy iron content in the land. Another Red Sand Beach is available in <strong>Santorini<\/strong>, Greece.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"3-Black-Sand-Beach-8211-Iron-and-Titanium\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">3. \u00a0Black Sand Beach &#8211; Iron and Titanium<\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3140 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Muriwai-Black-Sand-Beach.jpg\" alt=\"muriwai-black-sand-beach\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Muriwai-Black-Sand-Beach-800x600@2x.jpg 1600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Muriwai-Black-Sand-Beach-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Muriwai-Black-Sand-Beach-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Muriwai-Black-Sand-Beach-1000x750.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Muriwai-Black-Sand-Beach-400x300@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Muriwai-Black-Sand-Beach-300x225@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Muriwai-Black-Sand-Beach-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Muriwai-Black-Sand-Beach-600x450@2x.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Black Sand Beaches are a result of particular areas volcanic past. The black shiny color is due to a mix of iron, titanium, and other volcanic materials. One such popular Black Sand Beach is available in New Zealand, the <strong>Muriwai Black Sand Beach<\/strong>, which stretches on for about 37 miles and is home to a colony of Gannet Birds.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"4-Pink-Sand-Beach-8211Coral-and-Calcium-Carbonate\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">4. \u00a0Pink Sand Beach &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Coral and Calcium Carbonate <\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3142 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pink-Sand-beach.jpg\" alt=\"pink-sand-beach-colored sand beach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pink-Sand-beach-600x400@2x.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pink-Sand-beach-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pink-Sand-beach-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pink-Sand-beach-1000x667.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pink-Sand-beach-400x267@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pink-Sand-beach-300x200@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pink-Sand-beach-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">While there are several beaches around the world famous for their rosy shades, the most famous <strong>Pink Sand beach<\/strong> is in Harbour Island, Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. It has got to be one of the most pleasant looking beaches with its baby pink hue. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The 3 and a half mile stretch of pink sand gets its hues as a result of tiny marine creatures called Foraminifera which leave behind its red and pink shells. That, along with the hue imparted by thousands of broken pieces of coral, and calcium carbonate content goes into the making of this dreamy landscape.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"5-Purple-Sand-Beach-8211-Quartz-and-Manganese-Garnet\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">5. \u00a0Purple Sand Beach &#8211; Quartz and Manganese Garnet<\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3144 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/purple-beach.jpg\" alt=\"purple-beach-colored sand beach\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/purple-beach.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/purple-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/purple-beach-1000x750.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/purple-beach-400x300@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/purple-beach-300x225@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/purple-beach-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Found in Big Sur, California, <strong>Pfeiffer beach<\/strong> is famous for its deep purple and violet shades, which are a result of the vast quartz deposits along with manganese garnet washed down from the creeks in the nearby hills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"> However, the beach is not fit for swimming due to violent waves and currents and shape Purple rocks.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"6-White-Sand-Beach-8211-Pure-Quartz\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">6. \u00a0White Sand Beach &#8211; Pure Quartz<\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3138 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hyams-Beach.jpg\" alt=\"hyams-beach-colored sand beach\" width=\"934\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hyams-Beach.jpg 934w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hyams-Beach-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hyams-Beach-400x266@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hyams-Beach-300x199@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hyams-Beach-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Located in New South Wales, Australia,<strong> Hyams Beach<\/strong> is a village which has made it to the Guinness Book of Records for having the whitest beaches in the world. Locals living near Canberra highly recommend taking a day trip to this beach which is only a 3-hour drive from the village. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A white beach can also be found in Siesta Key, Floria, called<strong> Cresent Beach<\/strong>, which gets its pure color because it\u2019s 99% pure quartz, having traveled down from the Appalachian Mountains and through the Florida River. The great feature about this is that the grains are so fine that it feels like walking across powder, and it never heats up because it\u2019s primarily quartz.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"7-Orange-Sand-Beach-8211-Orange-Limestone-and-Shells\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">7. \u00a0Orange Sand Beach &#8211; Orange Limestone and Shells<\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3143 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/porto-ferro-sardinia-italy-487706316.jpg\" alt=\"porto-ferro-sardinia-colored sand beach\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/porto-ferro-sardinia-italy-487706316.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/porto-ferro-sardinia-italy-487706316-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/porto-ferro-sardinia-italy-487706316-150x150@2x.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/porto-ferro-sardinia-italy-487706316-400x400@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/porto-ferro-sardinia-italy-487706316-300x300@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/porto-ferro-sardinia-italy-487706316-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/porto-ferro-sardinia-italy-487706316-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/porto-ferro-sardinia-italy-487706316-100x100@2x.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Found in Sardinia, Italy, Porto <strong>Fero<\/strong> is a beach with over a miles worth of Orange sand due to the presence of orange limestone, shells, and volcanic depositions. It is also available in Gozo, Malta, which is scenic and has an abundance of old Roman objects to be found.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"8-Brown-Sand-Beach-8211-Chocolate\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">8. \u00a0Brown Sand Beach &#8211; Chocolate<\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3146 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rockaway-Beach.jpg\" alt=\"rockaway-beach-colored sand beach\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rockaway-Beach.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rockaway-Beach-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rockaway-Beach-1000x750.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rockaway-Beach-400x300@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rockaway-Beach-300x225@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rockaway-Beach-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A few miles away from San Francisco you can find a beach with sand so deep brown it might as well be made of chocolate. It\u2019s called <strong>Rockaway Beach<\/strong> and is found in southern Pacifica, in California.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"9-Gray-Sand-Beach-8211-Gray-Shale-Cliffs\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">9. \u00a0Gray Sand Beach &#8211; Gray Shale Cliffs <\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3147 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Shelter-cove.jpg\" alt=\"shelter-cove-colored sand beach\" width=\"620\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Shelter-cove.jpg 620w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Shelter-cove-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Shelter-cove-300x195@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Shelter-cove-400x261.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">California really does seem to have it all. <strong>Shelter cove<\/strong>, a beach with slate gray sand can be found in Humboldt County, California. This is an extremely remote beach, it\u2019s color, or lack thereof, being a result of years and years of erosion of the gray shale cliffs which flank it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">There is also a National Park close by, called King Range National Conservation Area, known for its abundant wildlife, like sea lions and bald eagles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span id=\"10-Multicolored-Sand-Beach-8211-Iron-Oxide\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">10 \u00a0Multicolored Sand Beach &#8211; Iron Oxide<\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3145 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rainbow-Beach.jpg\" alt=\"rainbow-beach-colored sand beaches\" width=\"1000\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rainbow-Beach.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rainbow-Beach-300x184.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rainbow-Beach-400x246@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rainbow-Beach-300x184@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rainbow-Beach-400x246.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This is an extremely small beach, just 0.62 miles in Australia, however, it\u2019s worth mentioning because of its unique color, fetching it the name of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rainbow_Beach,_Queensland\"><strong>Rainbow Beach<\/strong><\/a>. It constitutes 74 different colors and shades and is one of the most beautiful colored sand beaches. This is a result of continual erosion which has been ongoing since the ice ages, along with iron oxide buildup. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This coloring comes with a tragic Aboriginal myth as well. According to legends, the rainbow spirit discharged these colors over the sands of the beach after losing a battle to win over a beautiful woman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\">These are few of the\u00a0colored sand beaches found across the globe. If you are a beach lover this is few of the must-see beaches and I am sure at least one of them would have entered your to visit places list. \u00a0If you have you already visited any of these colored sand beaches, then do share your experience with us using the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beaches are probably the most attractive tourist destinations in the world. And with a good reason \u00a0that the warmth of direct sun kissing your bare skin, the feeling of waves gently lapping at those toes buried in the sand, that wonderful feeling of ennui which you can simply submit to. 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