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What are huge areas of shifting sand dunes?
The Sahara Desert, N. Africa, is often given as an example of a huge area of shifting sand dunes. Though, actually, the dunes form only a small part. The main part consists of rocky 'hamada': high, largely barren, hard, rocky plateaus, with very little sand.
What are the strengths of sand dunes?
Sand dunes in the Sahara are just a fact of geography. They are just piled up and shifting sand with no economic value. Beach sand dunes like those in PEI Canada are habitat for some little creatures like ground nesting birds. And good places for picnics.
What are shifting hills of sand in desert are called?
sand dunes
What is one feature of the Sahara Desert?
Large sand dunes are one feature of the Sahara.
In rajasthan shifting sand dunes are locally known as?
dhrian
Are there deserts and dunes in Egypt?
Yes, The Sahara covers Egypt and that includes areas of sand dunes.
Is the Sahara Desert the only desert with sand seas in it's terrain?
I think (if you mean the only desert with sand dunes everywhere) that the Sahara isn't. I've seen pictures of deserts with sand dunes everywhere, and most of them weren't the Sahara. However, if your talking about its size, the Sahara is the largest (hot) desert on Earth.
What is the major landforn in africa of the sahara is a?
The Sand dunes are a major land form in the Sahara desert. The Sand Dune are mountains of sand that can shift over time with the winds.
How are shifting sand dunes an example of physical weathering?
because its an chemical weather
How tall are the tallest sand dunes in the Sahara?
Namib-Naukluft National Park is an ecological preserve in Namibia's vast Namib Desert. Coastal winds create the tallest sand dunes in the world here, with some dunes reaching 980 feet (300 meters) in height. this is wrong
What are dry areas where sand dunes are formed?
Sand dunes are found in many deserts, as well as in some less arid areas of the world.
Why do you sink when you walk on sand dunes?
Sand dunes have loose and shifting particles that cannot support your weight evenly. When you walk on sand dunes, the grains of sand move and shift beneath your feet, causing you to sink. This sinking occurs because your weight presses down on the sand, causing it to compact and displace outwards.
