Black Sand Beach. Most black sand beaches are in tropical places like hawaii and the philippines or in the mediterranean such as italy and greece, but there are some beaches covered in black sand where you cannot simply jump into a warm surf, in places such as alaska and iceland. It's rugged, sharp, and not ideal for swimming or sunbathing;
Because white sand is definitely overrated. Black sand beach is locally known as pantai pasir hitam. Multicultural friends with coconut cocktails and acoustic guitar resting on sandy beach. But, never have i seen a black sand beach.
The black sand is believed to have originated from the lava from bali's most famous volcano, mount agung.
While every beach's sand will vary in color from white to buttery yellow to gold, some are deemed special with sands of black. This stunning beach is widely considered one of the most famous black sand beaches in the world. Although the beach isn't suitable, you just can't get enough of it's natural beauty, and contrasting colours. Black sand is sand that is black in color.