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Crystal Clear Water

These Okinawan Beaches Have Star-Shaped Sand

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Thinking about grains of sa ...

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Hoshizuna no Hama (Star Sand Beach) where the sand is shaped like tiny stars. Layer Art, Star Sand, Exotic Beaches, Colored Sand, Unique Beach, Okinawa Japan, Grain Of Sand, Remote Island, Beaches In The World

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"Star Sand", Hoshizuna Beach - Iriomote

The aptly named Hoshizuna no Hama (Star Sand Beach) has some very particular grains of sand: they are shaped like tiny stars. These "grains of sand" are actually the skeletons of small one-celled organisms that live among the sea grass. Only two beaches in Japan have this particularity, the other one being on the nearby island of Taketomi.

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The Truth Behind Each Okinawa Star Sand Beach in Japan

One of the rarest forms of sand, star sand, is both a beautiful sight and a scientific marvel. Here's the intriguing story behind this sand.

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The sand in Okinawa, Japan contains thousands of tiny "stars". These "grains of sand" are actually exoskeletons of marine protozoa, which lived on the ocean floor 550 million years ago. A 1mm star! On the beaches of Okinawa in Japan, the sand is mostly made up of foraminifera, a one-celled organism that feeds on the minerals found in sea salt. You just have to take a handful of sand and look at it with a magnifying glass to realize that the grains are pretty little stars. Star Sand, Ocean Floor, On The Ocean, Grain Of Sand, Okinawa Japan, Tiny Star, Beautiful Sights, Beach Sand, Okinawa

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The sand in Okinawa, Japan contains thousands of tiny "stars". These "grains of sand" are actually exoskeletons of marine protozoa, which lived on the ocean floor 550 million years ago. A 1mm star…

Japan, Asia Picture: The sand in Okinawa, Japan contains thousands of tiny "stars". These "grains of sand" are actually exoskeletons of marine protozoa, which lived on the ocean floor 550 million years ago. A 1mm star! On the beaches of Okinawa in Japan, the sand is mostly made up of foraminifera, a one-celled organism that feeds on the minerals found in sea salt. You just have to take a handful of sand and look at it with a magnifying glass to realize that the grains are pretty…

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The Star Sands of Hoshizuna-no-hama

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

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Pacific Star Cluster | Sea Stars in the sand. Monterey Bay C… | Flickr Sea Life Reference, Sea Life Photos, Cool Sea Animals, Sea Shell Collage, Pretty Sea Creatures, Sea Fish Photography, Sea Animal Aesthetic, Ocean Life Aesthetic, Starfish Anatomy

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Pacific Star Cluster

Sea Stars in the sand. Monterey Bay California U.S.A. Hopkins Point. Dive time 30 min max depth 60 Ft. Visibility ~ 20 ft. Nikonos V, U.W. Nikkor 20mm F 2.8 Fujichrome Velvia 50.

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Remodel Bathroom

Star Sand

Star sand , Okinawa

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Tractor Creates Amazing Sand Art on the Beach | Bored Panda Animation Photo, Sand Drawing, Art Plage, Sand Sculpture, Sand Castles, Drawing Machine, Metal Cylinder, Yantai, Sand Painting

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Tractor Creates Amazing Sand Art on the Beach

Do you remember the amazing sand drawings by Andres Amador and Jim Denevan? This time, instead of using rakes or driftwood, Swedish artist Gunilla Klingberg decided to take it to the next level by using a tractor. Gunilla attached a special star pattern made of tyre threads to a metal cylinder of the tractor that cleans Laga beach in Spain. Following the lunar and tidal calendar, the pattern is remade again and again at all possible days at low tide.

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What Makes Us Worthy In Heavenly Father's Eyes | Third Hour Human Perspective, Brigantine Beach, Stars In The Sky, Time And Tide, Colonial History, Grain Of Sand, Jersey Devil, Beautiful Forest, Elementary Science

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Elementary Science

What Makes Us Worthy In Heavenly Father's Eyes - Third Hour

We all understand our Heavenly Father's love, but do we know why we are worthy of it? Understanding this will give us peace and purpose.

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A maginified picture of star sand. A creature which taxonomically belongs to Family Calcalinidae, Order Foraminiferida, Class Rhizopoda, Phylum Protozoa. Magnified Sand, Star Sea, Sea Treasure, Star Sand, Shells And Sand, Song Of The Sea, Sand Castles, Real Star, Mad Science

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Star sand

A maginified picture of star sand. A creature which taxonomically belongs to Family Calcalinidae, Order Foraminiferida, Class Rhizopoda, Phylum Protozoa.

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