Where In The World Is ... Diamond Beach?

Somewhere in the world, you can visit a place where what looks like nature's most precious gems wash ashore by the thousands, scattering like fallen stars across a beach as dark as midnight.

These aren't actual diamonds, but chunks of ancient glacier ice that gleam against the volcanic black sand. The translucent blue and white fragments range from pebble-sized pieces to house-sized sculptures, each one catching and refracting sunlight in brilliant flashes.

Local folklore speaks of these "diamonds" as tears shed by a goddess who collected the souls of those lost at sea, their frozen sorrow washing eternally onto this mystical shore.

Can you guess where in the world they are?

One of the most captivating aspects of this beach is how it transforms with each tide. Every few hours, new ice sculptures arrive while others disappear back into the waves, ensuring that no two visits are ever the same.

Photographers wait for the perfect moment when waves crash around these natural crystals, creating dramatic scenes as seawater swirls around ice formations that can be hundreds or even thousands of years old.

OK, have you made your guess?

Located on Iceland's southeastern coast near Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, "Diamond Beach" has become one of the island's most photographed natural wonders.

What makes this location particularly enchanting is the dramatic contrast between the jet-black volcanic sand and the brilliant ice sculptures — combined with Iceland's dramatic skies and the constant dance between ice, ocean and shore, it creates a scene so surreal that visitors often describe it as stepping into a fantasy realm.

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Senior writer Chris DeWeese edits Morning Brief, The Weather Channel’s newsletter.