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Sand dune beach near Bouctouche, on the east coast of New Brunswick, Can.

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County Galway: beach at Connemara

beach at Kilkee

beach, Martinique

palm trees in Guadeloupe

Maui: Ka‘anapali beach

Sand dune beach near Bouctouche, on the east coast of New Brunswick, Can.

Learn about sands, which are formed from quartz and also the formation of smooth, sandy beaches

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