Black beaches - Seltjarnarnes (next to Reykjavik)

Unlike the inviting sand of the Mediterranean, the beautiful beaches of the far east or in fact California which are all a light creamy colour Icelandic beaches are predominantly black.



The black sand is all volcanic. Instead of seashells being crushed into sand it is lava from one of Iceland’s numerous volcanic eruptions. This blackness creates a powerful feel to be beach. The really cool thing is the golf courses that use the black sand in bunkers. There aren't too many around but I'll try to find one and post pictures of this.





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