Beaches usually mean sand, but not always.

There are beaches made ofsea shells,broken glassespounded smooth by the surf and pebbles.

The beach got its name from a wooden schoolhouse that used to stand here.

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Now anybody found removing pebbles from the beach are imposed a hefty fine.

The beach is known for its smooth boulders that line the shoreline which stretches for miles.

Unlike most pebble beaches, the pebbles on Valugan aptly called boulders - are enormous in size.

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The boulders are said to have originated from Mt.

Iraya, a nearby active volcano.

This is a relatively unknown beach and therefore remains mostly uncrowded.

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Jasper Beach, USA

Jasper Beach is located in Howard Cove, in Machiasport, in Maine.

This 800-meter-long beach is piled high with rocks.

For years Birdlings Flat has been a favourite haunt for rock and gem collectors.

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The pebbles stretch for 3 miles.

A stairway from the beach head leads down to the pebble beach filled with round black basalt stones.

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