white sand beach
Pale coastal paradise
A white sand beach is a shoreline where the sand appears bright white or cream-colored, typically composed of finely ground coral, shells, or quartz.
These beaches are associated with tropical destinations and tourism marketing: The resort boasted a pristine white sand beach.
The term functions as a compound modifier when preceding a noun: white-sand-beach vacation.
- turquoiseBlue-green opaque gemstone
- clear blue waterTransparent aquamarine expanse
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
palm trees · palm fronds · thatched hut · coconut · waves · shoreline · sunbathing · seashells · dunes · Caribbean · tide · tide pools · barefoot · warm · sea breeze · surf · coral · hammock
- beachesshoreline, shorelines, dunes, waves
- coastal landformscliff, cliffs, coast, coastline, shore
- island featureslagoon, coral reef, atoll, reef, coastline
- color + place namesred room, blue room, green room, Red Square, red zone
- Australian landscapesoutback, bushland, bush, red desert, billabong
- coastal lifedolphins, pelicans, lighthouses, seagulls, fishing
white sand beachrocky coastline
Stone-edged meeting of land and sea
rocky shore · pebble beach · rocky beach · sea cliffs · mudflat
white, sand, beach, whiter, whitest, whiten, whitened, whitening, whiteness