sand dunes

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Located further north along the coast, its broad flat sand dunes inspired a new level of abstraction in his work, and set the stage for the final seascapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Researchers collected soil samples from sand dunes, salt flats, riverbeds, and mountainous terrain.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

I dream of lizards, dark skies, sand dunes and sunsets streaked in rose-mauve and smoky violet, the air heavy with the scent of wet creosote and campfire smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

"If its vegetation and soil cover are not properly managed, the surface is easily subject to erosion, degrading farmland and forming sand dunes," Turkmen scientist Mukhammet Durikov told AFP.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Then we found a good spot among some sand dunes at the lonely end of the beach, and there we settled down to sleep for the night.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles