Chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs are a chemical compound containing carbon, chlorine, and fluorine. Throughout the 20th century, CFCs were mass produced for their popularity in refrigeration and spray cans. In the 1970s, evidence began to show the harmful effects of CFCs on Earth.
Originally created as Great Sand Dunes National Monument on March 17, 1932, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve was established by an act of the United States Congress on September 13, 2004.
New South Wales had already laid claim to the title, arguing that Hyams Beach at Jervis Bay has the whitest sand in the world, purportedly backed up by Guinness World Records. As it turned out, both claims were false. Guinness World Records has no such category, and the whitest beach (as we found) is actually elsewhere. Hyams beach in Jervis Bay, NSW, has been rumoured to have the whitest sand in Australia. Kristina Kl./Flickr, Author provided. So we drafted terms of reference, and the search for Australiaâs Whitest Beach began.