Located everywhere from exotic warm weather destinations to colder climates close to the Arctic, these beautiful black sand beaches are worth the trek. (Getty Images)| Stromboli is the furthest ...

For nearby accommodations, check out The Reefs Resort & Club. (Getty Images)| The Bahamas' 3-mile-long Pink Sand Beach gets its color from crushed pink and red shells of microscopic coral insects.

Waves as high as "three or four-storey buildings", whipped up by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, have gouged millions of cubic metres of sand from about 500 kilometres of coastline between Coffs Harbour ...