Blue sky and clear sea water framed by white sand that may have become a common sight when visiting the beach. So what if the natural beauty of the beach sand beach framed with pink? This is certainly not unusual. This is one of the beauties that you can find in the Komodo National Park, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Pink Beach or Red Beach is one of the 7 only pink sand beaches in the world.
Not only the condition of beaches are beautiful, underwater life at Pink Beach also save the beauty and wealth of interest to dive. Underwater park Pink Beach is home to diverse species of fish, hundreds of species of coral reefs, and various other types of marine life. Therefore, snorkeling or diving is an activity that should not be missed while visiting this beautiful beach.
Pink Beach is another attraction of the Park which has been crowned one of the nomination of the seven natural wonders of the world. Named Pink Beach because it's pink sand beaches (pink). Local communities prefer to call the Red Beach, while the foreign tourists prefer to call the Pink Beach. Soft pink color appears increasingly clear, especially when the waves swept away the sand.
It is not certain from where the origin of the color pink sand of this beautiful. Some argue that the pink color comes from the red rubble dead and indeed are found on this beach. Another opinion says pink on Pink Sands Beach is due to microscopic animals called foraminifera that produce red or bright pink to coral reefs.
In the world, types of beaches with pink sand is only seven away. The other six are Pink Beach on Harbor Island, Bahamas; Bermuda; Santa Cruz Island, Philippines; Sardinia, Italy; Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean Island; and at Balos Lagoon, Crete, Greece. How rich and beautiful nature of Indonesia; one in seven pink sand beaches can be found in this country.