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From sand to palm trees to sparkling seawater, beaches are known for their abundance of beautiful colors. We all know and love the beauty of white sand beaches that represent the ideal tropical vacation.
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However, due to geological factors, many beaches have red, black, or even green sand that provides an equally beautiful yet unconventional seaside experience.
Here are 11 beaches full of color all over the world that will blow you away.
The Hawaiian Islands are known for their black sand beaches, which get their color from lava fragments.
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Kaihalulu Bay, Maui, Hawaii
Hawaii is also home to one of the world's few red beaches, which gets its color from the iron-rich surrounding area.
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Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California
This beach in MacKerricher State Park is filled with a rainbow of colors of sea glass.
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Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola Beach offers a pristine white sand beach right here in the United States.
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Elafonissi Beach, Crete, Greece
On the Greek island of Crete, it's almost hard to believe that this beach's pink sands are real.
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Vik Beach, Iceland
This black sand beach in Iceland is home to breathtaking natural rock formations.marchello74 / Shutterstock
Muriwai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand
This black sand beach in New Zealand is surrounded by lush green cliffs.Shutterstock
Red Sands Shore, Prince Edward Island, Canada
The beautiful red sand beaches on Prince Edward Island get their color from the red sandstone that can be found throughout the island.
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Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, California
The sand along Big Sur's coastline is known for having a purple tint thanks to mineral runoff.
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Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida
This barrier island off the coast of Sarasota is well known for its white sand beaches and colorful lifeguard stands.
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Madeline is a contributing visual features reporter at INSIDER and Business Insider.She graduated with degrees in creative writing and history from Bucknell University. She is originally from California but has lived on the East Coast for the past five years.You can follow her on Twitter @madgdiamond.
