New analysis by CV Villas has revealed the place in the world is house to the whitest sands, in line with color evaluation principle. Following their latest discovery of the world’s bluest waters, CV Villas was impressed to discover which beaches have the most pristine sands. To uncover this, they took unedited Google map screenshots of 200 beaches round the globe and used a color dropper device to search out the RGB code of the sand in every location. This was then cross-referenced with the RGB code of the world’s purest shade of white (255, 255, 255) and the colormine.org calculator was used to calculate which places’ shore is closest to the whitest white.
The analysis discovered that Tulum Beach in Mexico claims the prime spot with its sand being simply 1.4 factors off the whitest shade in the world. Situated on the Caribbean coast, this stunning seaside is picture-perfect, with shiny blue waves, and nearly pure white shores.
Second on the record is Anse Source D’Argent in the Seychelles, which scored a formidable 4.3 distinction in color in comparison with the purest shade of white. This is the solely seaside on the African continent to function in the prime 30.
Meanwhile, beaches in Europe dominate the rating claiming 15 of the prime 30 beaches from round the globe. Marmari Beach in Kos, Greece is third on the international rankings, with simply 6.5 of a distinction in its sand color in comparison with the purest white, adopted by Tropea Beach in Southern Italy which is joint fourth with Spain’s Platja de Muro nestled alongside the coast of Alcudia in Majorca.
Spanish locations function in the prime 30 greater than every other nation, claiming six of the prime spots. Following Majorca’s Platja de Muro is Cala Pluma claiming the title of the world’s sixth whitest sand, which is commonly dubbed as Ibiza’s ‘secret beach’ because of its location hidden away from the hustle and bustle of the island. Los Lances Beach ranks additional down the record in twenty second place with a small 11.2 coefficient between its sand and the whitest white. This lengthy seaside types one facet of the city of Tarifa providing views of the Straits of Gibraltar and the coast of Africa. Las Salinas in Ibiza is twenty sixth on the record, intently adopted by Port de Soller Beach in Majorca, and Menorca’s Platja de Son Xoriguer completes the prime 30 whitest sands in the world.
World’s Top 30 Whitest Sands
Rank | Name of Beach | Country | Coefficient Between Sand RGB and Purest White |
1 | Tulum Beach | Mexico | 1.4 |
2 | Anse Source D’Argent | Seychelles | 4.3 |
3 | Marmari Beach | Greece | 6.5 |
4= | Tropea Beach | Italy | 6.9 |
4= | Platja de Muro | Spain | 6.9 |
6 | Cala Pluma | Spain | 7.7 |
7 | Plage de Valras | France | 7.9 |
8 | Cala Brandinchi | Italy | 8 |
9= | Stocking Island Beach | Bahamas | 8.5 |
9= | Taylor Bay Beach | Turks and Caicos | 8.5 |
11 | Varadero Beach | Cuba | 8.9 |
12 | Punta Prosciutto | Italy | 9 |
13 | Maya Bay Beach | Thailand | 9.4 |
14 | Carmel Beach | USA | 9.8 |
15 | Bamboo Island Beach | Thailand | 10.3 |
16 | Siesta Key Beach | USA | 10.5 |
17 | Spiaggia La Pelosa | Italy | 10.6 |
18= | Flamenco Beach | Puerto Rico | 10.8 |
18= | Luskentyre Beach | Scotland | 10.8 |
20 | Grace Bay | Turks and Caicos | 10.9 |
21 | Maenam Beach | Thailand | 11 |
22 | Los Lances Beach | Spain | 11.2 |
23 | Keem Bay | Ireland | 11.3 |
24 | Agios Prokopios | Greece | 11.4 |
25 | Whitehaven Beach | Australia | 11.5 |
26= | Eagle Beach | Aruba | 11.7 |
26= | Las Salinas | Spain | 11.7 |
28 | Port de Soller | Spain | 11.9 |
29 | Praia Dona Ana | Portugal | 12.6 |
30 | Platja de Son Xoriguer | Spain | 12.9 |
North America
Although Europe is the continent claiming the most spots on the international prime 30 whitest sands, North America is subsequent in line with eight beaches that includes on the record. With a minor coefficient of 8.5, Stocking Island Beach in the Bahamas and Taylor Bay Beach in Turks and Caicos are joint ninth, intently adopted by Cuba’s Varadero Beach in eleventh place.
Carmel Beach, certainly one of the most iconic spots on California’s Central Coast, is 14th in the world for its stunning white sand, Siesta Key Beach in Florida is sixteenth, and Flamenco Beach is 18th, while Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos completes the prime 20. The closing seaside on the continent of North and Central America to function in the prime 30 is Cuba’s Eagle Beach, which has a formidable coefficient rating of simply 11.7, putting its shores in joint twenty sixth place.
Asia
All three of the beaches positioned in Asia that declare their place on the prime 30 whitest sands in the world are positioned in Thailand. Maya Bay, most well-known for being the filming location for Leonardo DiCaprio’s hit movie (*30*) is thirteenth in the international rankings. In fifteenth place is Bamboo Island, only a 20-minute boat trip away from Maya Bay, and the closing Thai seaside to function in the prime 30 is Maenam Beach in Koh Samui (twenty first).
Oceania
Just one Oceania-based seaside makes an look in the prime 30 record, and with ‘white’ in its identify, it’s no shock that Whitehaven Beach is amongst the world’s whitest shores. Ranking in twenty fifth place, Whitehaven Beach is a pristine location on Whitsunday Island that draws guests from throughout the globe.