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BY Andrew Curtis
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/great-sand-dunes-national-park/
The Great Sand Dunes of San Luis
Valley
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Locationhttps://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPkEwbM-P2feCwOu3dQG8iTGbAlwbv__LKnFT80iJ6216rxT34_A
The Great San Dunes are in the San Luis Valley in Southern ColoradoThe Dunes lay against the San Luis mountains and is located near many streams.
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FORMEDhttp://newdeserttimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bigstockphoto_great_sand_dunes_national_park_5539446.jpg
The Great Sand Dunes started forming about 440,00
Formed by the Aeolian process.Aeolian Transportation and Deposition
Wind carried sand from Rio Grnde river and other bodies of water near by.
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ALTERCATIONhttp://giltphoto.com/images/Colorado/Great%20Sand%20Dunes%20National%20Park/GreatSandDunes06w.jpgThe wind is constantly changing the shape of each individual dune. This is why you can spot many types of dunes.
brachanTransverseSeifsStar Dunes
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The Great Sand Dunes National Park And Preserve
http://giltphoto.com/images/Colorado/Great%20Sand%20Dunes%20National%20Park/GreatSandDunes06w.jpg