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08-JUN-2011

Rabjerg Mile sand dune

Denmark

Råbjerg Mile is a migrating coastal dune between Skagen and Frederikshavn, Denmark. It is the largest moving dune in Northern Europe with an area of around 1 km² (0.4 mi²) and a height of 40 m (130 ft). The dune contains a total of 4 million m³ of sand. The wind moves it in a north-easterly direction up to 18 m a year. The dune leaves a low, moist layer of sand behind i


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fotabug19-Jul-2011 06:15
The sand dunes in Oregon are constantly moving too
martyn george (Hedonic3000)18-Jul-2011 14:34
astonishing! i wonder how they calculate all that.
Laura Milholland18-Jul-2011 02:37
Amazing!