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Dune

A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill.

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Formation

Aeolian dunes

Subaqueous dunes

Lithified dunes

Desertification

Conservation

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Dune

Nodes342
Edges341
Triples414
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005848
Components1

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Dune

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related to Europe · 65
Dune → Aberdeenshire, AlbaniaDe Hoge Veluwe National, Big Parabel Dune, Bordeaux, Bulgaria, Burgas ProvinceThe Dune, Corrubedo, Curonian Spit, CyprusRåbjerg, DenmarkDunes, DenmarkThy National Park, Dyuni, EnglandSłowiński National Park, EuropeThe Dunes, Forvie, France, Gower Peninsula, GreeceAkrotiri Sand Dune, GreeceDunes, Hedhur
related to Africa · 56
Dune → Alexandria Coastal Dunefields, Algeria, AlgeriaThe Idehan Ubari, AngolaKhawa, Bayuda Desert, Bazaruto Island, Bilma, BotswanaLa Dune Rose, Burkina FasoTanzania's, Canary Islands, ChadThe, Danakil Depression, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Djourab, Eastern Cape, EgyptThe Selima Sand Sheet, Erg Chigaga, EritreaThe, Ethiopia, Gao
related to Further reading · 47
Dune → Abrahams, Aeolian Sand, Anthony, April, Archived, Badescu, Bibcode, Bolonkin, Cathcart, CSFD, Desert Environments, Desert Processes Working Group, Development, Dune Worlds, Dunes, Fighting, Geomorphology, Haim, How Wind-blown Sand Shapes, Inc
related to Sand dune systems · 45
Dune → Alberta, Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial, AustraliaCrymlyn Burrows, Co Down, Cornwall, DenmarkWinterton, Devon, Dorset, Dunes National Park, EnglandBradley Beach, EnglandBraunton Burrows, EnglandFraser Island, EnglandSleeping Bear Dunes National, EnglandThy National Park, EnglandWoolacombe, EnglandYnyslas Sand Dunes, Gwynedd, IndianaKenfig Burrows, IsraelBamburgh Dunes, ItalyCronulla
related to Asia · 41
Dune → Alankuda, Bromo Tengger Semeru National, Central Desert, Central Yakutian Lowland, Dunes, Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo, India, IndiaThe, Indonesia, Iran, JapanChara Sands, Kalpitiya, Lautan Pasir, Liwa Oasis, Moreeb Dune, Mui Ne, Northwest ChinaTukulans, OmanTeri, PakistanTottori Sand Dunes, Paoay Sand Dunes
related to South America · 39
Dune → Area, Argentina, ArgentinaBrazil, ArgentinaVilla Gesell, Atacama Region, BrazilChile, BrazilGenipabu, BrazilIlha Comprida Environmental Protection, BrazilJericoacoara National Park, BrazilJoaquina Beach Dunes, Buenos Aires Province, Catamarca Province, Ceará, Cerro Blanco, Cerro Medanoso, Chile, ChileCerro Dragón, ChileColún Beach, ChileDunas, ChilePeru
related to Coastal dunes · 17
Dune → All, Along, Animals, Birds, Coastal, Different, Dunes, Florida Panhandle, Further, Models, Obstacles, Often, Primary, Primary Dune Group, Secondary Dune Group, The, These
related to Oceania · 17
Dune → AustraliaCoorong National Park, AustraliaCronulla, AustraliaLancelin, AustraliaStockton Beach, AustraliaTe Paki, Cape Reinga, New South Wales, New Zealand, Northern Territory, Park, Queensland, Simpson Desert, South Australia, South AustraliaCoffin Bay National, South AustraliaFraser Island, South AustraliaLincoln National Park, Western Australia
related to Desertification · 13
Dune → Africa, Also, China, Drenching, In, Middle East, One, Planting, Preventing, Sand, United Nations Environment Programme, When, With
related to Conservation · 11
Dune → Australia, Biodiversity Action Plan, Canada, Due, In, Netherlands, New Zealand, Some, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States

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dunes sand coastal desert wind form park national may vegetation areas called parabolic also near winds seif star direction known

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Duneis alandform composed of wind- or water-driven sand0.90text
Duneis atype of sandstone that is formed when a marine or aeolian sand dune becomes compacted and hardened0.90text
sand snakesinstance ofAnimals0.80text
lizardsinstance ofAnimals0.80text
and rodents can live in coastal sand dunesinstance ofAnimals0.80text
along with insects of all typesinstance ofAnimals0.80text
riversinstance ofThey are ubiquitous in natural channels0.80text
estuariesinstance ofThey are ubiquitous in natural channels0.80text
and also form in engineered canalsinstance ofThey are ubiquitous in natural channels0.80text
pipelinesinstance ofThey are ubiquitous in natural channels0.80text
Tatooineinstance ofwhich includes prominent theme of dunes on fictional planets0.80text
Geonosisinstance ofwhich includes prominent theme of dunes on fictional planets0.80text

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