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Sand Mining at Poyang Lake
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Sand Mining at Poyang Lake

Intensive sand mining has dramatically changed the northern branch of China’s largest freshwater lake.

Published Mar 18, 2016

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Sand Dunes, Marzuq Sand Sea, Southwest Libya
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Sand Dunes, Marzuq Sand Sea, Southwest Libya

This astronaut photograph shows classic large and small sand masses of the central Sahara Desert, where wind is a more powerful land-shaping agent than water.

Published Jan 19, 2009

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Sand Hills, Nebraska
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Sand Hills, Nebraska

Published Nov 25, 2005

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Sandy Cape, Fraser Island, Australia
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Sandy Cape, Fraser Island, Australia

Fraser Island, the world’s largest sand island, is located along the coastline of Queensland, Australia, and it includes Great Sandy National Park. The island was designated a World Heritage site in 1992, in part due to its outstanding preservation of geological processes related to sand dune formation.

Published Oct 13, 2008

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Where the Dunes End
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Where the Dunes End

Namibia’s sea of sand is bounded on its northern side by the impermanent Kuiseb River.

Published Jan 2, 2020

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Nouakchott, Mauritania
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Nouakchott, Mauritania

Published Jan 28, 2006

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Between the Ripples of the Namib Sand Sea
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Between the Ripples of the Namib Sand Sea

Scattered in a sea of sand, inselbergs in Namibia host ecology uniquely influenced by fog.

Published Sep 4, 2018

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Sand Sea Margin, Namib Desert
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Sand Sea Margin, Namib Desert

In a land with little water, the wind does the landscaping most of the time. Ephemeral water leaves a mark, though.

Published Jul 29, 2018

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Safsaf Oasis, Eygpt
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Safsaf Oasis, Eygpt

Published Jul 1, 2005

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Wide Wildwood Beaches
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Wide Wildwood Beaches

For many people, there is great joy and good summer business to be found on the widest beach in New Jersey and one of the widest on any coast.

Published Aug 5, 2019

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Har Nuur, Mongolia
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Har Nuur, Mongolia

Acquired June 12, 2010, this natural-color image shows camel-colored sand dunes marching past Mongolia’s Har Nuur.

Published Jun 27, 2010

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Sandscapes of the Namib Desert
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Sandscapes of the Namib Desert

Sand dunes and outcrops add color and dimension across the Namib Sand Sea.

Published Jan 13, 2020

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Beating Back the Sands in Isatay
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Beating Back the Sands in Isatay

Despite efforts by local officials, the desert continues its advance.

Published Feb 19, 2017

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