Sand Dunes

Sand dunes on the beach are important and used for protecting the land against potential ravages by storm waves from the sea. The largest complex of dunes are found inland in dry regions associated with ancient lakes.

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Too many people walking in the dunes, will trample and destroy the Marram Grass and Lyme Grass that binds the sand dunes together. Once destroyed, the wind can blow off the sand to form hollows known as 'blow-outs' and blow the sand inland.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in Northwestern Lower Michigan along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan. The closest city is Traverse City, 25 miles to the east.

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Illinois State Beach in Zion, IL on the west side of Lake Michigan has dunes (defined as "a hill or ridge of wind-blown sand").

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The largest desert in California is the Mojave Desert.

maron grass, cacti etc.

The massive wind blown piles of sand are called sand dunes. This is when sands blow into a pile.

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Sand dunes that are at right angles to the wind are called Transverse Dunes. They form with weak winds and an abundant supply of sand.

The wind influences the shape and size of a sand dune.

formed in deserts from deposits of eroded Sand

wind erosion creates sand dunes

Suspension, which is responsible for moving 1% of all sand to the sand dunes

Impart creep, which is responsible for 4% movement of all sand dune

Saltation, moves intermediate grains

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Endangered seabirds live in the dunes breeding their young. When people go in the dunes the scare the birds litter smash their eggs.

It is called aeolian erosion

A sand dune will always move with the prevailing wind (downwind). It would not be able to move into the direction of the prevailing wind (upwind).

A "dune field" is an area covered by extensive sand dunes. ... Dunes also form under the action of water flow