This beautiful black sand beach, set against the backdrop of the towering cliffs of Los Gigantes, is situated within the borough of Santiago del Tiede in the small town of Los Gigantes.

The composition of this lava is crucial in determining whether a beach will eventually have black sand. Basaltic lava, which is rich in iron and magnesium, cools into dark-colored rock that can ...

This list of beaches will help you find your best black sand beach in Costa Rica. Black sand beaches form as a result of both sea currents and volcanic deposits of rock in different places around ...

Past travelers were in awe of Punalu'u and said there was plenty of free parking, though they cautioned that the beach's black sand can get very hot. It will most likely take you some time to get ...

Iceland's Vik Beach is one of the most breathtaking black sand beaches you'll ever see! Photo: iStock Move over, powdery white shores — there's something irresistibly dramatic about black sand ...

However, despite its beauty, the beach has earned a deadly reputation. The black sand at Reynisfjara is not ordinary beach sand - it is cooled lava that has been eroded by the ocean over time.

If you're planning a beach vacation, you'd better get to it soon. An alarming statistic for you: 67% of Southern California beaches? GONE by 2100. All because of sand. Even if you don't think ...

This is the most Polynesian-looking part of the island, a true paradise with a grove of coconut palms that stretches to a white sand beach and a ... by a rough, black rock coastline.

A dramatic volcanic beach with towering basalt columns, sea caves, and crashing waves. One of the most famous black sand beaches in the world. This Hawaiian gem is known for its jet-black sand ...