Seeing green at the beach is usually reserved for swaying palm trees or seaweed that washes ashore.

But there are exactly four beaches in the entire world that have remarkable green-sand shores.

And the result is lake and oceanfront beaches with a verdant hue.

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The olivine came from ancient lava flows of Pu’u Mahana.

Punta Cormorant in Ecuador

TheGalapagos Islandsare one of the world’s most isolated and unique destinations.

Formed by volcanoes, the islands host a number of endemic species found nowhere else on Earth.

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And on the island of Floreana at Punta Cormorant lies a beach that’s radiantly green.

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