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:

1. BLACK SANDS BEACH, CALIFORNIA

2. KAIMU, HAWAII

3. PUNALU'U BEACH, HAWAII

4. KEAWAIKI BAY, HAWAII

5. KAREKARE BEACH, NEW ZEALAND

6. BALI, INDONESIA

7. TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA

8. PERISSA BEACH, GREECE

9. STOKKSNES, ICELAND

10. DIAMOND BEACH, ICELAND

11. REYNISFJARA, ICELAND