Sandy Spring Friends Middle School Sand Samples

All of the samples shown below were collected by students or faculty from the Sandy Spring Friends Middle School, in Sandy Spring, Maryland. Click on the sample label to go to the sample's page.

UNITED STATES SAMPLES

CARIBBEAN SAMPLES

MEXICO/CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

 

 EUROPEAN/INDIAN SAMPLES

 

 

UNITED STATES SAMPLES

GULF SHORES, ALABAMA 30.27N, 87.70W

TERMINAL MORAINE, SPENCER GLACIER,  ALASKA 60.48N, 150.86W

COLORADO RIVER, COVE BEACH,  GRAND CANYON FLOOR, ARIZONA 36.1N, 112.1W

BLACK SAND  BEACH,  SHELTER COVE, LOST COAST, CALIFORNIA 40.04N, 124.07W

 

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA  37.43N, 122.14W

PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA  29.12N, 81.00W

RIVIERA BEACH, SINGER ISLAND, FLORIDA  26.79N, 80.04W

BIG PINE KEY, FLORIDA 24.69N, 81.36W

KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA  25.71N, 80.16W

VENICE BEACH, VENICE, FLORIDA (SAMPLE #3)  27.09N, 82.42W

WAIMEA RIVER, KAUAI, HAWAII 21.9N, 159.6W

MAIN BEACH, OAHU, HAWAII 21.28N, 157.83W

DESERT OF MAINE, FREEPORT 43.86N, 70.16W

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL PARK, MARYLAND 38.08N, 75.20W

HUMAROCK BEACH, HUMAROCK, MASSACHUSETTS  42.14N, 70.69W

BALD HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH PORT, NORTH CAROLINA 33.86N, 77.99W

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS  26.11N, 97.16W

LAKE CRESCENT, WASHINGTON 48.06N, 123.83W

OLYMPIC PENINSULA , WASHINGTON  47.80N, 123.62W

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CARIBBEAN SAMPLES

UNKNOWN BEACH, GRENADA 12.03N, 61.76W

 COOPER ISLAND,  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 18.48N, 64.39W

PRICKLY PEAR ISLAND,  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 18.48N, 64.39W

  NORMAN ISLAND, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 18.48N, 64.39W

CANE GARDEN BAY, TORTOLA,  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

JOST VAN DYKE,  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

SANDY CAY,  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

ANSE CHASTANET, ST. LUCIA  13.85N, 61.05W

VIGIE BEACH, ST. LUCIA

 UNKNOWN BEACH #2 ST. KITTS -  17.20N, 62.45 W

ROCK SOUND, ELEUTHERA ISLAND, BAHAMAS - 26.54N, 78.64W

CURRENT, ELEUTHERA ISLAND, BAHAMAS - 26.54N, 78.64W

MAN O' WAR CAY, ABACOS, BAHAMAS 26.47N, 77.08W

STOCKING ISLAND, EXUMA, BAHAMAS 23.53N, 75.83W

HARBOUR ISLAND, BAHAMAS 25.50N, 76.63W

DAWN BEACH, ST. MAARTEN 18.07N, 63.05W

SUNSET BEACH MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA -  18.50N, 77.92W

GRAND TURK, TURKS & CAICOS -  21.79N, 72.19 W

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EUROPEAN/INDIAN SAMPLES

MARBELLA, SPAIN 36.52N, 4.88W

 

 BIARRITZ, FRANCE  43.48N, 1.56E

OSTIA BEACH, ROME 41.73N, 12.28E

MYKONOS, GREECE  37.45N, 25.35E

POTAMUS BEACH, HALKI, GREECE  36.23N, 27.57E

CHOWPATTY BEACH, MUMBAI, INDIA  18.95N, 72.81E

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MEXICO/CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

BAY OF BANDEROS, PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO  -  20.40N, 105.16W

LAPA RIOS, GOLFO DULCE, COSTA RICA 8.0N, 83.0W

 

MANUEL ANTONIO PARK, COSTA RICA 9.40W, 84.14W

 

SIXAOLA RIVER, COSTA RICA ≈9.57N, ≈82.57W

PLAYA QUITZALES, TAMBOR, COSTA RICA 9.73N, 85.02W

 

CASCO VIEJO, PANAMA 8.95N, 79.54W

NAPO RIVER SAND BAR, NAPO, PERU 2.01S, 74.34W

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