Coast to coast

perfect holiday. Relaxing on the beach is the ultimate holiday experience for many people but do you know where beaches come from? You usually find beaches where the sea meets the coast. Beaches take thousands of years to form. The sea and the wind help make beaches. As waves crash onto rocky shore, they throw the rocks around and then into pebbles. With time, the waves grind the pebbles into sand. There are many different types of beaches. Each beach has its own characteristics that make it unique. There are beaches with black or green sand, which results from lava from volcanoes. Others have pink or white sand which comes from corals. There are also rocky beaches, shelly beaches and ones covered with pebbles. Finally there are beaches with beautiful sand hills called dunes which remind us of deserts.

Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing into the ocean which explodes as it reaches the ocean and cools. The swimming area is very rocky, and it can be dangerous to swim.

Punalu'u Beach

оттенков существуют также и совсем черные пляжи с черным песком. Их в мире насчитывается несколько, но самый известный из них - Punaluu Beach, находящийся в юго-восточной части Большого острова Гавайского архипелага.
На самом деле это не песок, а вулканическая базальтовая крошка, которая образовывается вырывающейся из вулканов лавы, сами вулканы находятся в Национальном парке гавайских вулканов. Лава, попадая в океаническую воду взрываясь охлаждается солеными водами океана и крошится на мелкие частички, затем выталкиваются на берег волнами, делая пляж абсолютно черным.

Oregon, United States.Agate Beach is named for the agates that are found on the beaches of the Pacific Ocean between Newport and Yaquina Head.

моются на берегу. Вырезанные со временем силами океана, эти блестящие камни ценятся отдыхающими. Люди также стекаются в Agate Beach State Park для поиска бритвенных моллюсков - хотя сезон для моллюсков намного короче, чем поиск Агата. Камни все время моются на берегу, но сезон моллюсков мимолетен. Несколько недель в году, обычно весной и осенью, штат позволит хлопать вдоль этого пляжа в Ньюпорте.

offers plenty of opportunity for sunbathing on a tropical, often deserted stretch of soft golden sand. However, Namibia is certainly far from being packed with touristy beach resorts, sun loungers, holiday water sports and amenities, although it is fair to say that the best beaches can be quite special and unique.
Fronting the chilly Atlantic Ocean and often backed by the Namib Desert, the beaches of Namibia are at their very best along the Skeleton Coast, which can be found on the far north-western side of the country. Named after the high concentration of seal and whale bones once littering the beachfront during the days of whaling, the Skeleton Coast is a vast wilderness with a seemingly endless beachfront, superb photo opportunities and a magical coastal road (permits are required).

Южной Африке и остров Санибел во Флориде, береговая линия полностью состоит из ракушек. Уникальное географическое расположение этих мест приводит к тому, что ракушки собираются сюда буквально отовсюду.

flanked with rolling granite. Smooth driftwood scatters the shores. Sandcastles beg to be built.
Pukaskwa National Park Pukaskwa is the only true wilderness park in Canada's National Park system in Ontario. Located on the shores of Lake Superior just below the town of Marathon and to the east of Thunder Bay, the park is a mix of boreal forest, Canadian Shield and Superior shores. The coast alternates from rocky headlands to bays that open up on natural beaches. The parks interior is rugged and wild as you might expect of a Canadian wilderness park

для любителей пляжа!
Сахар - мелкий белый песок, прозрачные, бирюзовые воды ... Эта мильная гавань с белым песком и бирюзовой водой находится на райском острове. Это отличный пляж для снорклинга и других водных развлечений , а также просто расслабиться и насладиться Багамским островом солнца.

holiday. Relaxing on the beach is the ultimate
holiday experience for many people but do you know
where beaches come from?
You usually find beaches where the sea meets the
coasts. Beaches take thousands of years to form. The
sea and the wind help make beaches. As waves crash
into rocky shores, they throw the rocks around and break
them into stones and then into pebbles. With time, the
waves grind1 the pebbles into sand.
There are many different types of beaches. Each
beach has its own characteristics that make it unique.
There are beaches with black or green sand, which
results from lava from volcanoes. Others have pink or
white sand which comes from corals. There are also
rocky beaches, shelly beaches and ones covered with
pebbles. Finally there are beaches with beautiful sand
hills called dunes which remind us of deserts.