Green Sand Beach

Local namePapakōlea Beach
LocationHawaii, United States

Papakōlea Beach is a green sand beach located near South Point, in the Kaʻū district of the island of Hawaiʻi. It is one of only four green sand beaches in the world, the others being Talofofo Beach, Guam; Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands; and Hornindalsvatnet, Norway. It gets its distinctive coloring from olivine sand eroded out of the enclosing volcanic cone.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papakolea_Beach

Official website http://www.greensandbeachhawaii.com/

Address 96772, United States

Coordinates 18°56'10.66" N -155°38'46.471" E

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