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 | The biggest sand dune of europe.
More info added from jim_lh:
at 60Km from Bordeaux, in the South of the Arcachon Bay, it is possible to visit the highest dune in Europe, the Great Dune of Pyla (or Pilat). This dune reaches a height of 107m. At this summit, the view is spectacular with the ocean coast, the inlet of the Bay, the large pine forest and, when the sky is very clear, the Pyrenees... |  | 11/13/2005 | 438 | 
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 | The Dune du Pilat is Europe's biggest sand dune. It is located just south of the City Arcachon in Southwest France. | | 08/15/2005 | 759 |
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 | A cool sand dune formation in Mexico. | | 08/29/2005 | 570 |
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 | The sweep of Seven Mile Beach is rimmed with sand dunes and a variety of coastal sand forests, some of which are listed as endangered ecological communities. and yes it is 7 miles long I've walked it. |  | 12/18/2007 | 323 |
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 | Fresh water lakes on a sandy island.... There are more than 40 lakes on the island.The are giant rainwater puddles held in sand dune hollows by a layer of sand rendered impermeable by reed humus rotting into it over centuries. |  | 07/03/2006 | 414 |
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 | The largest active sand dune system in Europe. |  | 01/27/2007 | 1,389 |
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 | Nordby is one of the biggest villages in Denmark. It also has the biggest pond in the center ov the village.
The church is located 1 mile southwest of Nordby. It was difficult to hear the bells ringing so 1867 a bell tower was build in the center of the village to inform the people to go to church. | | 09/27/2007 | 223 |
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 | Rubjerg lighthouse on the NW coast west of Hjorring was build in the years 1899-1900 and was first time lit december 27th. 1900. It was lit off on august 1st. 1968 because the light wasn't that visible anymore from sea. The sand had build a big dune at the beach after several storms since 1900.
When it was build it stood on a hill of 60 meters (196.5 feet) and 200 meters (656 fee... |  | 03/14/2007 | 355 |
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 | 34 various images from deserts around the world - from the mega-barchan Pur-pur dune in Peru, to a giant alluvial fan in China, to Death Valley, to the Namib sand sea and Lake Eyre in Australia. | | 09/27/2005 | 770 |
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 | This is a dune called shifting sands in Tanzania. The wind blows it across the plains about 50 ft a year and keeps it the same shape. There is a smaller one a bit to the north. | | 11/16/2005 | 329 |
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 | Connection between Denmark and Sweden. West of the island the connection is a tunnel, below and East of the island is Oeresund Bridge, 16 km long, finished in 2000.
Information by Claudio Marchesin:
In 1991, the governments of Denmark and Sweden agreed to build a bridge to connect the two countries across the Oresund Strait. The 16-kilometer-long Oresund Link b... |  | 08/02/2005 | 679 |
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 | This is a scary Old Lady Face created by a sand dune | | 04/17/2009 | 166 |
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