Sunset at Amed beach with view on Gunung Agung, Bali. ©© Henri VK
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Amed Beach has a second name, one that becomes clearer once you walk to the coast and notice the dark volcanic sand. The gorgeous beach is also dubbed “Black Beauty” for its inky coastline…
What makes Amed Beach so remarkably unique from other beaches. The sand’s color is due to the volcanic deposits in the coastal soil. It stays black year-round, a sharp contrast to the gold and white sand that hugs most of Bali’s coastline…
Read Full Article, Atlas Obscura (11-16-2017)
Most beautiful black sand beaches in the World; Condé Nast Traveler (08-02-2017)
You can find beaches in almost every color of the rainbow, from pristine white sands to chic pink shores. But there’s something particularly breathtaking about black sand beaches…
The rugged coast and black sand beaches of the Azores; By Gary Griggs (©-2017)
Sand Color Palette
Most beach sand color ranges from pale cream to golden to caramel, but in select places around the world, sand can be red, pink, orange, chocolate, gold, purple, green, or black…
The Colors Of Beach Sand; By Gary Griggs
What the Sands Tell Us: a Look Back at Southeastern US Beaches; By Orrin H. Pilkey & William J. Neal (05-01-2015)
All beaches contain a variety of minerals, unique “suites”, which are like fingerprints in the sand—fingerprints that are clues as to where the sand came from…
