dune ridges

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• dune slack —    A damp depression or trough between dunes in a dune field or dune ridges on a shore, caused by intersecting the capillary fringe of the local water table; a moist type of interdune.    Compare: interdune, dune lake.    SW & GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Dune — For other uses, see Dune (disambiguation). Erg Chebbi, Morocco …   Wikipedia

• Dune Acres, Indiana — Town of Dune Acres, Indiana   Town   Locati …   Wikipedia

• dune traces —    A series of linear to semi concentric micro ridges and intervening troughs, on the floor of a dune slack or interdune that were exposed by deflation or dune migration. The ridges are remnant bases of slip face lamina held together by soil… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• sand dune — Hill, mound, or ridge of windblown sand or other loose material such as clay particles. Dunes are commonly associated with desert regions and seacoasts, and there are large areas of dunes in nonglacial parts of Antarctica. * * * Introduction  any …   Universalium

• Dark dune spot — Dark Dune Spots are Martian features that can be seen in (mainly the southern) polar region (between 60° 80° latitudes) of the planet on and under the polar icesheet. The spots were discovered on the photos of the Mars Global Surveyor in 1998… …   Wikipedia

• star dune —    A large, isolated sand dune whose base, in plan view, resembles a star, with sharp crested ridges converging from basal points to a central peak that may be as high as 100 m above the surrounding plain. It tends to remain fixed for centuries… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore — IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) …   Wikipedia

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• Ridge — A ridge is a geological feature that features a continuous elevational crest for some distance. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size. There are several main types of ridges:*Dendritic ridge: In a typical plateau …   Wikipedia

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