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dunes

 Type(s): Concept

Alternative label (1)

  • interdune troughs
  • sandy areas

Preferred label (1)

  • dunes

Associations (4)

 

Hierarchy (Broader/Narrower)

Internal Occurrences (1)

  • Definition
    • Low mounds, ridges, banks, or hills of loose, wind-blown granular material, either bare or covered with vegetation, capable of movement from place to place but always retaining their characteristic shape. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
  
Object id: 117
Item identifier(s):
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