Black Beaches

Black beaches are colored by volcanic minerals and fragments from lava. Elements that give a black beach is stark contrast are; basalt, andesite and volcanic glass.

This weekend, look up the closest black beach to where you live and its history.

Here are 11 Black Beaches:

BLACK SANDS BEACH, CALIFORNIA
KAIMU, HAWAII
PUNALU'U BEACH, HAWAII
KEAWAIKI BAY, HAWAII
KAREKARE BEACH, NEW ZEALAND
BALI, INDONESIA
TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA
PERISSA BEACH, GREECE
STOKKSNES, ICELAND
DIAMOND BEACH, ICELAND
REYNISFJARA, ICELAND