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Close up of sea turtle underwater, Philippines

Close up of sea turtle underwater, Bohol, Philippines

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Waianapanapa Sunrise

The Road to Hana is an amazing and probably Maui's most popular drive. One of the must stops on the way is the black sand beach. The water is cold, treacherous and shark infested. Waianapanapa State Park boasts a black sand beach thata??s simply unparalleled on the island of Maui, or anywhere else for that matter. Ita??s nestled in a private cove, the pitch black granules glisten, dark and mysterious a?? there is something about it that draws people here. Created long, long ago by the rough surf pounding on a fresh, bubbling lava flow, courtesy of Haleakala. It took a millennia or more to be ground down into a beach. The beauty of the turquoise coastal beaches of Hawaii are almost indistinguishable from those of the Bahamas, French Polynesia, Malau, Hawaii, Cancun, Costa Rica, Florida, Maldives, Cuba, Fiji, Bora Bora, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Navagio Beach, Shipwreck Beach, Smugglers Cove, Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, or other tropical vacation travel destinations

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A loggerhead sea turtle swims inside a bucket before being released into the sea as part of Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium's turtle release programme at Emerald beach in Motobu town, on Japan's southern island of Okinawa July 8, 2007. Loggerhead turtle numbers are declining due to various reasons, including pollution, garbage, especially indigestible plastics goods, and the development of breakwaters and beach fronts that deprives the turtles of egg-laying grounds, Konomi Maeda, the turtle keeper at the aquarium said. Over 1, 700 turtles have been released over the past 17 years by the aquarium's programme, which aims to increase understanding of the turtles and raise awareness of marine environment conservation. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN)