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dunes
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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.]
Alternative terms
UF
↸
interdune troughs
UF
↸
sandy areas
Broader Terms
BT
↑
physiographic features
Related terms
RT
⇆
beaches
RT
⇆
deserts
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
0
ARK
ark:/99152/t361yl4mm3432p
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0
Alternative terms
2
Related terms
2
Notes
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Metadata
BS8723-5
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