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  2. Dune - Wikipedia

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    Compound dunes are large dunes on which smaller dunes of similar type and slipface orientation are superimposed. Complex dunes are combinations of two or more dune types. A crescentic dune with a star dune superimposed on its crest is the most common complex dune.

  3. Inland dune - Wikipedia

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    In high winds the dunes had a tendency to "wander". Most of the currently existing inland dunes were created at this time. With the end of the glacial period, the mobility of the dunes quickly came to a halt as a result of reforestation. The shape of inland dunes varies depending on the prevailing wind direction and strength.

  4. Blowout (geomorphology) - Wikipedia

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    A depression may then develop until it hits a non-erodible substrate, or morphology limits it. The eroded substances climb the steep slopes of the depression and become deposited on the downwind side of the blowout which can form a dune that covers vegetation and lead to a larger depression; a process that helps create parabolic dunes. [1]

  5. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    The water currents also create marshy areas where standing water is several feet deep. Upward pressure causes the sand grains to become saturated and float. This process results in quicksand. Quicksand is found in the low, unvegetated areas between the dunes. [12] The barrage lakes are the largest lakes in Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.

  6. Aeolian landform - Wikipedia

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    Dunes: A dune is a large pile of wind-blown material, typically sand or snow. As the pile accumulates, its larger surface area increases the rate of deposition in a positive feedback loop until the dune collapses under its own weight. This process causes dunes to move in the direction of the wind over time. [6] [7] Death Valley Mesquite Flats ...

  7. The gigantic dunes rising up out of the world’s oldest desert

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    All of them have unique origin stories about the Earth forces that created their incredible terrain and tales about the people who have long inhabited some of the planet’s driest, hottest, most ...

  8. Barrier island - Wikipedia

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    Dunes. Coastal dunes, created by wind, are typical of a barrier island. They are located at the top of the backshore. The dunes will display characteristics of typical aeolian wind-blown dunes. The difference is that dunes on a barrier island typically contain coastal vegetation roots and marine bioturbation. Lagoon and tidal flats

  9. 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 ...