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2. Erg (landform) - Wikipedia

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   An erg (also sand sea or dune sea, or sand sheet if it lacks dunes) is a broad, flat area of desert covered with wind-swept sand with little or no vegetative cover. [1] The word is derived from the Arabic word ʿirq ( عرق ), meaning "dune field". [ 2 ]

3. Litchfield Beach, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Litchfield Beach, also known simply as Litchfield, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in South Carolina, United States. [4] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 8,370. [5] It lies three miles north of Pawleys Island, on the South Carolina Grand Strand. The communities Litchfield-By ...

4. Great Sand Sea - Wikipedia

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   The Great Sand Sea is an approximately 72,000 km 2 (28,000 sq mi) sand desert (erg) in the Sahara stretched from western Egypt and eastern Libya in North Africa. Most of the area is covered by sand dunes .

5. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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   The Oregon Dunes are a unique area of windswept sand. They are the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America and one of the largest expanses of temperate coastal sand dunes in the world, [2] with some dunes reaching 500 feet (150 m) above sea level. They are the product of millions of years of erosion by wind and rain on the Oregon ...

6. Issaouane Erg - Wikipedia

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   Sand in the Issaouane Erg, below the level of the sand dunes, has accumulated to a depth of 20 to 30 meters. [6] It has barchan dunes as well as star dunes [ 3 ] of 300 to 430 meters high. [ 7 ] The presence of both barchan dunes (which form due to unidirectional winds) and star dunes (which form when winds from various directions deposit sand ...

7. The Litchfield Company - Wikipedia

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   The Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort, which includes the resort, hotel, Litchfield Racquet Club, and three golf courses is now owned and operated by Myrtle Beach National Company. Waccamaw Management, a division which handled property management and landscaping , was sold and currently manages properties throughout the Grand Strand , including ...