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                                                                         Pink Beach in Komodo is one of a handful of pink beaches found
                      Pink B each                                        on our planet Earth. The pink blue hue is derived from thousands
                                                                         of broken corals and red foraminifera; a microscopic marine
                                                                         organism.
                                      Komodo                             When these foraminifera die and their shells collect on the ocean

                                                                         floor, the shells get washed to the shore and are exposed to the
                                                                         sun. The red hue mixed with the sand and they turned pinkish
                                                                         over time.
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