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These beaches have the whitest sand on the planet, according to a new study

Research has used colour analysis to find the whitest sand in the world – can you guess which beach has the most glistening shore?

Liv Kelly
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Liv Kelly
Travel Writer
Amazing aerial view of Tulum Beach, in the Caribbean Ocean, near Cancun, Mexico
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Ah, the beach, where the land meets the sea. While we’ve covered plenty of roundups to do with the latter – research into the cleanest water, and the bluest water, for example – much less attention is paid to the former.