Beach sand
Terre-de-Haut, Les Saintes, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
Beach sand sampling from Terre-de-Haut island (Les Saintes, Guadeloupe) in the Caribbean (Leeward islands).
The sand is slightly dark due to volcanic origin of the coastal sediments, but less black than Basse-Terre island sands a few miles northerly.
From left to right:
- Marigot bay
- Fond du Curé creek
- Pain de Sucre beach ...
© Olivier Mével