pink sand beach

Coral-tinted coastal strip

A pink sand beach is a shoreline where the sand appears pink or rose-colored, typically from crushed coral, shells, or microscopic organisms called foraminifera mixed with the sediment.

These beaches occur in scattered locations worldwide—the Bahamas, Bermuda, Indonesia, Greece—and draw tourists for their unusual coloring: We spent our honeymoon on a pink sand beach in Harbour Island.

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shells · sea glass · sunset · golden hour · blush · shoreline · tide · ocean breeze · island · island hopping · warm · barefoot · pastel · rosy · harbour · dune · sea · crystal

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sand color/composition

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Light-hued seaside shore

beach type/substrate

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Coastline of boulders

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G