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Caribbean
Gustavia, St. Barthelemy
Shell Beach (Grand Galet)
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea glassAlso reported: seashells in quantity, worn coral, eyes-only: Fort Karl ruins above.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Cove at the edge of Sweden's old Caribbean free port (1784-1878), banked deep in wave-sorted seashells below Fort Karl
Anse de Grand Galet's shell accumulation documented on Wikipedia; a famous named beachcombing beach, though no individual find accounts cited
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
surge and dumping shorebreak in south swells
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.