Whitehaven without a doubt is the most amazing beach I have ever been on, the sand is pure white with a powder like texture. Here's a bit of into to explain how the beach was created.
The photo doesn't really show how white the sand was
"The sand is minute powder-size grains of quartz and has been assayed at 99.89% pure, well above the minimum requirement for glass-making and suitable for the finest glass for optical lenses for binoculars etc. Its origin is not known definitely but geologists say it does not have a local origin as rocks of the Whitsunday area are quartz-poor. They think the most likely explanation is that it is the result of a long shore drift system which brings sand from the south along the Queensland coast, very evident in the Gold Coast/Fraser Island area. The Whitehaven sand is so pure it indicates that during the drift all heavy mineral sands and other impurities have been winnowed out leaving the quartz sand. Probably there is an eddy effect in Whitehaven Bay which causes the sand to drop out and accumulate there"
Seaplane with Turn 12 anchored in the background
Me and Shelley took a long relaxing walk along the beach it was pretty quiet except for the occasional sea plane that came into land, quite interesting.
Highlights: Whitehaven Beach
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