This Stunning Black Sand Beach Is a Rare, Beautiful but Dangerous Jewel—Here’s How It Was Formed

This Stunning Black Sand Beach Is a Rare, Beautiful but Dangerous Jewel—Here’s How It Was Formed
Reynisfjara beach in Iceland. Doubleclix/Shutterstock
Michael Wing
Michael Wing
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If a crowded white sand beach in the Caribbean is starting to sound like the same old cliché vacation destination, then a crowded black sand beach in Iceland must be just the opposite.

For one, the sand is black; that’s definitely the opposite of white sand. And it’s cold! (Being in Iceland, what did you expect?) But undoubtedly, if there’s one thing Reynisfjara Beach is not, it’s cliché.

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