Island sands can be quite beautiful. There are many different colors of sand at the beaches around the worlds. Most of us are used to the light tan colored sand found at lots of beaches. These sands can also be found at your local hardware stores used in play boxes or used in various ways in home construction. These sands though can be quite valuable to the beaches that use them. When storms come in like a hurricane for example, they can actually deplete sand levels at an astronomical level. On rare occasions a storm can actually help to increase sand levels by dumping more on the beaches. But businesses and homeowners near the waters edge have a tough time dealing with sand levels when they plummet.

Some places have sand pumped back on shore. Others may have it trucked in. Some places have even considered using manufactured sand out of recycled glass. WOW, weird.

Some beaches do not have sand at all really. They may have beautiful stones or pebbles that line their shores instead. This can be really nice for those who hate getting sand in every place they possibly can while they head to the beach. So enjoy the beaches and remember not to litter them up!