Monday, December 28, 2009

World's most unique 5 Strangely Colored Beaches

I received this from 2 different person. It still facinates me. This world is really too big for us to explore and be amazed about. So here's the mail:

5 World’s Most Unique Strangely Coloured Beaches!!
Unless you're lucky enough to have visited some of the unique shorelines below you'll probably be used to seeing - at best - golden beaches on your travels. In fact a lot of people believe golden sands to be the only option when it comes to beaches. To prove otherwise, and to show off a few of the world's most uniquely colored stretches of sand, we present the following selection....

Punalu'u Beach 
Beach with BLACK sand



Punalu'u Beach is the most visited of the few black sand beaches on Hawaii's Big Island and the stunningly black sand is actually volcanic rock, deposited as lava and subsequently cooled when met by the ocean. Apparently to take any of the sand home would result in you being cursed by a volcano goddess by the name of Pele.

See the beach on Google Maps.

Papakolea Beach 
Beach with GREEN sand

One of only 2 green sand beaches in the world, the truly magnificent sight of Papakolea Beach can be experienced by travelling to Hawaii's Ka'u district. Again, the unique colour of its sand can be attributed to volcanic activity - specifically, the green hue belongs to the abundance of olivine crystals which have been produced as a result of a nearby cinder cone erupting and eroding.

See the beach on Google Maps.

Hyams Beach

Beach with WHITE Sand



You may need to wear your shades when visiting Hyams Beach in New South Wales, Australia, but not just due to the sun. It's not surprising after looking at photos but this sublime stretch of beach is home to the whitest sand in the world, an honour awarded by the Guinness Book of Records.

See the beach on Google Maps.

Pfeiffer Beach
Beach with WHITE & PINK sand



The hills surrounding Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur, California, are rich in Manganese Garnet. A result of this being washed down onto the beach is the colour scheme you can see above - the entire stretch of sand has become a shifting, pink and purple canvas. Although it's probably inedible, I can't help picturing a bowl of Raspberry Ripple ice-cream every time I see it.

See the beach on Google Maps.


Kaihalulu 
Beach with RED sand

You won't find many beaches elsewhere in the world with sand as red as this one. Kaihalulu, or Red Sand Beach, is situated on the island of Maui and can thank the neighbouring cindercone hill for its intensely deep red appearance.

4 comments:

LesLeY said...

Langkawi also got one black sand but not as black as the one u mentioned. it's due to some mineral thingy. i like the white one and also the pink one!!

Bentuckee said...

no it's due to puteri gunung ledang isnt it? haha...

jfook said...

I love the one with white sand..LOL

hcvvorld of Travels, Lifestyle and Photography said...

the white sand is reallly white...like a snow..overall i love the one with greensand..

TFS

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