Star-shaped sand of okinawa
By Disha Singh
@ThatDisha (4010)
India
July 4, 2021 5:10am CST
Do you know about the star shaped sand of Okinawa, a place in japan
there a few beaches have actual star shaped sand particles which are actually the remains of a microscopic unicellular protists called Foraminifera carcasses that are brought from the sea by tides.
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@lazydaizee (6736)
• United Kingdom
4 Jul 21
I have learned something new today because I did not know about this. I always thought all sand was the same size and shape. I did know that you can get sand in different colours .
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
4 Jul 21
the world is full of wonders, every thing have something unique about it
@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
4 Jul 21
@S4mmyboy they are not actually of different colour they are off whitish and star shaped
@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
4 Jul 21
@ThatDisha every day is a learning day and I learnt few things today. Thank you for sharing.
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
4 Jul 21
yes, beaches having prominent amount of star shaped sand are quite a few only:)
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
5 Jul 21
@ThatDisha
No, I am not aware of it and think it is very interesting.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
4 Jul 21
Wow that's incredible, never heard of it
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
5 Jul 21
Thank you so much:) will keep sharing more such things
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@sathviksouvik (17928)
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5 Jul 21
thanks for share. I never knew about it or seen it.
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
4 Jul 21
Not at all these appears as normal sand particles unless observed carefully
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