Almost 1.2 miles (2 km) long, the postcard-like Plage des Salines is the best-known of Martinique's beaches. Much appreciated by locals and tourists for its golden sand and coconut palms, it receives, according to road counts, nearly two million visitors each year. Located in the south of the island, the site of the Grande Anse des Salines is protected under the law of May 2, 1930 and listed as a Grand Site de France. It includes, at the end of the beach, the Salines pond and its rich ecosystem.