Why is there glitter on the beach?

Sun glitter is a bright, sparkling light formed when sunlight reflects from water waves. The waves may be caused by natural movement of the water, or by the movement of birds or animals in the water. Even a ripple from a thrown rock will create a momentary glitter.



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The reason why it happens is that light cannot penetrate the ocean below the midnight or aphotic zone, i.e., 3,280 feet (1,000 meters).

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The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins. Covering approximately 63 million square miles and containing more than half of the free water on Earth, the Pacific is by far the largest of the world's ocean basins.

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