Pink Sand Beach (Harbour Island)

Pink Sand Beach (Harbour Island)

BAHAMAS

Pink Sand Beach or Pink beach on Harbour Island, Bahamas, is some 5 km long and 15 to 30 meters wide. The sand is a composition of bits of coral, broken shells, minute rocks and calcium carbonate from tiny marine invertebrates. The pink color comes from tiny microscopic shelled animals known as Foraminifera. They are washed up on shore as a result of waves or fish that knock them loose as they feed on them. Foraminifera are among the most abundant single cell organisms in the ocean and play a significant role in the environment.