Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach Jan 4, 2021

Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach

The broken pieces of icebergs stranded on this magnificent black sandy beach in Iceland are what give Diamond Beach its name. Sparkling like gems, they"re a natural museum of sorts for tourists who flock to this beach year-round to walk among the nature-made sculptures, with some pieces of ice as tall as the tourists themselves.

© surangaw/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jan 4, 2019Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
Jan 4, 2020Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
Jan 4, 2022Borrego Badlands
Jan 4, 2023Earth at Perihelion
Jan 4, 2024Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Jan 4, 2025Bản Giốc–Detian Falls, Vietnam

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 6, 2023Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
Jun 9, 2023Cappadocia, Türkiye
Jul 7, 2022Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
Dec 4, 2023International Cheetah Day
Apr 26, 2020Red skies at Ruby Beach
Nov 20, 2018Flamingos of the Chilean desert
Dec 19, 2021Aurora borealis
Mar 1, 2018Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dec 22, 2020A holiday beacon of light
Jun 14, 2023Flag Day
May 23, 2023World Turtle Day
Jan 9, 2024Balloon Ascension Day
Sep 26, 2023Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California
Sep 29, 2021The largest American bison around
Sep 30, 2023Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Jan 15, 2024Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 31, 2019A bohemian feline
Jan 18, 2023White Sands National Park turns 90
Nov 18, 2020An aviation celebration
Aug 18, 2018Is that a buzzing sound?
Nov 29, 2023Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting
Jul 29, 2023International Tiger Day
Jun 27, 2021Bathing in the light of Pride
Mar 17, 2018Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Dec 29, 2024Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia
Jun 25, 2023Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
Jan 27, 2025Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Nov 20, 2024World Childrens Day
Apr 8, 2021I m here! Take a look at me!
Mar 6, 2020Hello, harbinger of spring