Jockey’s Ridge State Park, NC. Photo source: ©© Razvan Orendovici
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Medanos – a migratory dune, are defined as very large “living dunes” that distinctly lack vegetation. Such absence of vegetation is the result of the constant flux that these sand dunes are in — hence the concept of “living.” Towering above the landscape as they do, medanos are affected by the winds that typify life on the Outer Banks in ways that other dunes in the area are not.
These so called sand waves, named such because they were like a tidal wave of sand barreling down upon the islands, have the destructive force of a glacier – unstoppable, consuming all. Anything and everything in the path of these dunes will succumb to its slow march across the landscape…
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Dune de Pyla, A new “Sahara” desert being born in France, In Pictures, Markus Hin /Trigger (02-14-2013)
The Great Dune of Pyla is the tallest sand dune in Europe. It is located in the Arcachon Bay area, France, 37 miles (60 km) from Bordeaux. The dune moves relentlessly towards the interior of the country and gradually covers buildings and roads…
