sand dune

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You could not tell what was a sand dune and what was a snow mound.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

The sand dune project came to be after Salisbury Beach had been hit hard by storms over the past couple of months.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

The age of one of Earth's largest and most complex types of sand dune has been calculated for the first time.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024

"We were not expecting to find this detailed record from lizards in a desert sand dune deposit," said Woolley.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

Carrying the still sleepy Pantalaimon, she walked away from Will and sat down on the slope of a sand dune a little way off, so their voices wouldn’t wake him.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman