sand dunes

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

I was two days into the Gobi March, a brutal 155-mile ultramarathon through the steppes, sand dunes and rock valleys of Central Mongolia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

They had lain undiscovered beneath sand dunes but were exposed when they were scoured away by strong winds and high tides.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 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

Nice when someone remembers Dad, he thinks, before turning his attention to a pair of surfers crossing the sand dunes barefoot.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila