In fact Australia's whitest beaches are Lucky Bay and Hellfire Bay near Esperance, Western Australia, and Tallebudgera Creek Beach in Queensland.
Lucky Bay, Cape Le Grand National Park
Lucky Bay in Cape Le Grand National Park is home to some of the whitest sand in all of Australia.
A white person is defined as a person who has European ancestry. In Australia, about 90.2 percent of the nation's population is white.
Quartz—composed of clear or white silicon dioxide crystals, or silica—resists erosion longer than other rock types. So the brilliant sands around Jervis Bay owe their color (or lack of it) to the relentless action of water from old rivers, and rising and falling seas over thousands of years.
Although Whitehaven Beach may not be Australia's whitest beach, it does still rank high on the list and is actually consistently touted as Australia's best beach overall by many.
Whitehaven Beach's sand is made from 98.9% pure silica and it is this silica which gives the sand its unique white colour and a particularly fine powdery grain. The sand is so fine in fact that it can easily get in to and damage electronic equipment so be careful with your phones and cameras!
What makes Whitehaven Beach truly unique is Hill Inlet at the northern end of the beach. A tidal water inlet, where the snow-white sand and the turquoise waters swirl around each other, creating a marble-like fusion.
The Hyams Beach is a beautiful Jervis Bay beach, located in New South Wales, Australia. According to the Guinness World Record, it boasts the whitest sand on our entire planet.
The whitest sand in the world: it's a claim to fame Hyams Beach on the NSW South Coast has enjoyed for years, even securing it a place in the Guinness World Records.
The Guinness Book of Records has decreed that Hyams' sand is the whitest in the world. Jervis Bay, where Hyams Beach is situated, is 180 kilometres south of Sydney, or a pleasant two-and-a-half-hour drive.
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Ethnic Groups:
English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian aboriginal .
Melbourne Cup, annual horse race, first held in 1861, that is the most important Australian Thoroughbred race of the year and one of the most prestigious races in the world. The Melbourne Cup takes place at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on the first Tuesday of November, which is a public holiday in the city.
Fraser Island located on the South-eastern coast of Queensland Australia is the most dangerous beach in Australia, due to the animals that live there such as dingoes, snakes and sharks found here which can be a threat to humans. Some of the beaches have dangerous rips and currents in the waters.
Stunning Turquoise Bay in Western Australia (part of Ningaloo Marine Park, pictured above) was named the second best beach in the world. "The clue's in the name, really," reads the Big 7 top list. "Think turquoise waters, the softest white sand and sparkling views over Ningaloo Reef, famed for its whale sharks.
Whitehaven Beach stretches over seven kilometres and boasts brilliant white silica sand that is among the purest in the world.
Whitsunday Islands, Australia A list of the bluest water from around the world would not be complete without honouring the Whitsunday Islands. The region is widely recognised for being a gateway to the Great Barrier reef, however the 74 islands that make up the magical paradise have plenty more to offer.
That dream is a reality on the big island of Hawaii at Kauna'oa Bay. With its abundant white sand, palm trees, and clear blue water, this crescent-shaped beach is quintessential Hawaii.
Sydney's North Cronulla beach almost vanishes after wild weather causes severe erosion. Part of Cronulla beach has been closed to the public for safety reasons after a lifeguard tower was left teetering on a cliff edge and had to be relocated, after constant huge swells eroded the beach.
Whitehaven Beach is a highly protected national park and it is actually illegal to remove any sand, coral, shells, rocks or sticks.
Swim in the pristine ocean
It's possible to swim at Whitehaven Beach year-round thanks to the tropical waters sitting at a delightful 26 degrees. The shores are shallow, making Whitehaven a safe beach to swim off. With no significant rips or swells to worry about, and the water temperature is delightfully tropical.
Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead men tell no tales
The title Pirates of the Caribbean does make you think it would be filmed in the Caribbean… but Whitehaven Beach was the beach of choice for scenes of Johnny Depp on shore and Salazar's Ghost army coming out of the water.