Lucky Bay, Australia
Lucky Bay is a bay located at on the south coast of Western Australia, in the Cape Le Grand National Park. Located south-east of anticipation, the bay is a tourist spot known for its bright white sands and turquoise-coloured waters. In 2017 it was scientifically tested as having the whitest sand in Australia, possibly the world, knocking Hyams Beach in NSW off its perch. Lucky Bay was ahead of Hellfire Bay and Tallebudgera Creek Beach in Queensland, with Hyams Beach coming at fifth place.
The test was conducted by soil science consultant Noel Schoknecht. Samples were amassed from the top 10cm in the active zone between the water and the sand dunes. Schoknecht said the whitest sands are usually made up of fine grains of milky or frosted quartz and a lack of adulteration.