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  2. Algodones Dunes - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Imperial Valley - Wikipedia

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    The valley sand dune recreation area draws hundreds of thousands of off-road enthusiasts. Bird-watching is a popular activity, with abundant natural habitat and rare species. The Imperial Valley has an array of golf courses. Golf courses are in Holtville, Brawley and El Centro. [10]

  4. Old Plank Road - Wikipedia

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    The Old Plank Road is a plank road in Imperial County, California, that was built in 1915 as an east–west route over the Algodones Dunes.It effectively connected the extreme lower section of Southern California to Arizona and provided the last link in a commercial route between San Diego and Yuma.

  5. U.S. Route 80 in California - Wikipedia

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    Before a highway was constructed through the Imperial San Dunes, travelers had to pass to the north in order to reach Yuma. [27] The first route through Imperial Valley was originally a plank road made of pieces of wood that were tied together. [28] The road was completed by October 1912, and portions were still visible into the 2010s.

  6. Yuma Desert - Wikipedia

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    The Imperial Dunes in the Yuma Desert. The Yuma Desert is a lower-elevation section of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and the northwest of Mexico. It lies in the Salton basin. The desert contains areas of sparse vegetation and has notable areas of sand dunes. With an average annual rainfall of less than 8 inches (200 mm ...

  7. Imperial County, California - Wikipedia

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    The Algodones Dunes. 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.

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