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Sanibel Island Shells



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anibel Island, located off                                         
the southwest coast of          The best time to go looking for   
Florida, is known for being     shells is in the winter when the  
the best shelling destination in      storm season has pushed the       
the world. Those who come to          shells onto the shallow part of   
Sanibel Island, enjoy the white       the plateau and left them onto    
sandy beaches, but also keep an       the beaches. It is also best to   
eye out for the most beautiful        look for shells during low tide.  
shells they can find.                                                   
                                      This is when there is more beach  
Why is it good for Shelling?          to explore. It allows you to go   
                                      onto the sandbar and it is a time 
There are over four hundred           when sediment from various levels 
species of shells that end up on      are piled on to the beach, giving 
the Sanibel island because unlike     you more variety of shells to     
most barrier islands that run         pick up.                          
from North to South the Sanibel                                         
islands runs on a perpendicular       The best location for shelling    
scale, East to West.                                                    
                                      The best location for the smaller 
In addition, the Sanibel Island       shells is near the lighthouse at  
is like a shelf for the               the tip of the island. If you are 
seashells. The island is part of      looking for the larger shells try 
a plateau that reaches out in the     the Captiva side. Here are two of 
Gulf of Mexico. If winds start or     the best places to start your     
tides pick up the shells resting      search.                           
on this plateau are agitated and                                        
disrupted.                            *Causeway Beaches-You can enjoy   
                                      fishing windsurfing, picnicking   
The Best Time To Go Shelling          and swimming as well as shelling. 



There are hundreds of species         Pier-Located at the eastern part  
located in this area and there is     of Sanibel and round the bay      
no fee for parking on the beach       side, this is the place you will  
                                      find the biggest and the smallest 
*Lighthouse Beach and Fishing         shells on the island.             




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