Black Sand Beach
Volcanic tuff cove of black sand beside a sea cave locals once believed hid a whale.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Black Sand Beach on Jeju starts with a local legend of a giant whale said to have once lived in the sea cave carved into the cliff, a story that gave the neighboring tunnel its name. You'll hear what geologists believe actually formed this cove roughly a hundred thousand years ago, and why the sand underfoot is black. The guide also follows the longer tunnel next door, walkable only at low tide, and the musicians and poets who have used it as a performance space since 1997.
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