Black volcanic sands on a beach. Black sand is formed from the weathering of volcanic rocks. Photographed on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary

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Black volcanic sands on a beach. Black sand is formed from the weathering of volcanic rocks. Photographed on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, near the north-western African coast.

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Photo credit: © DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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