Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Black Sand Beach

September 14, 2025 -- Reynisfjara is a world-famous black-sand beach found on the South Coast of Iceland. It features basalt columns and dramatic sea stacks. It is beside Vik, the southernmost village on the mainland of Iceland. 


Iceland's famous Black Sand Beach

Big Boulders
Black sand Beach
Video of the waves

The Thinker

Black sand is created when lava flows into the ocean, cools rapidly, and then is eroded over time into fine, dark sand. There are about 20 to 30 black sand beaches in the world. They are found in countries where there is volcanic activity, like Iceland


Black Sand Beach
Reynisfjara

My mark in the sand
Volcanic sand
Both of us
Basalt sea stacks

Balancing act
Lara
Surf

Stones
Lara
Footprints in the sand

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