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The Algodones Dunes is a large sand dune field, or erg, located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of California, near the border with Arizona and the Mexican state of Baja California. The field is approximately 45 miles (72 km) long by 6 miles (9.7 km) wide and extends along a northwest-southeast line that correlates to the ...
The name "Glamis" or "Glamis Dunes" is often used to refer to either or both of these areas, though technically this is incorrect. Glamis's post office operated from 1886 to 1888, 1899 to 1901, 1917 to 1920, 1921 to 1923, and from 1940. [2] The community was named for Glamis Castle in Scotland, which was made famous by the Shakespearean play ...
The name Algodones Dunes refers to the entire geographic feature, while the administrative designation for that portion managed by the Bureau of Land Management is the "Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area" (sometimes called the "Glamis Dunes"). The Algodones Sand Dunes are the largest mass of sand dunes in California.
Ogilby was founded as a railroad stop for the Southern Pacific in 1877, and served as a supply point for the mining communities of Glamis, Hedges, and Tumco. [1] The Oglesby post office operated for part of 1880. [3] The Ogilby post office operated from 1890 to 1895, moving in 1892, and from 1898 to 1942. [3] The name honors E.R. Ogilby, mine ...
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Eriguet dunes (Mos Espa small set area) Tunisia: I Tatooine | Mos Espa slave quarters backyards & Mos Espa outskirts Eriguet dune system. Salt-saturated barchanoid dunes south of Chott el-Gharsa. North of Nefta. Tozeur Governorate. Located one dune east of the Mos Espa large set. Mos Espa small set remains are buried by dunes.
Glamis / ˈ ɡ l ɑː m z / is a small village in Angus, Scotland, located 5 miles (8 km) south of Kirriemuir and 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Forfar. It is the location of Glamis Castle , the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother .
Fort Ord Dunes State Park is a state park in California, United States, along 4 miles (6.4 km) of coastline on Monterey Bay and created from part of the closed Fort Ord.The park includes a boardwalk, a path to the beach, a 4-mile (6.4 km) road for walking and biking, and interpretive exhibits describing its former use as a military training area.