Sentences with phrase «sand dune system»

Located about 15 minutes away from Shoal Bay and just over 30 minutes from Newcastle, the Stockton Sand Dunes form the largest sand dune system in Australia, covering an area of 4,200 hectares.

The main attractions of Corralejo are long sandy beaches that surround the city, as well as 10 km long sand dune system formed by deposition of sand from Sahara desert which has been declared a park of nature (Parque Natural de las Dunas de Corralejo).

Start at the National Nature Reserve of Merthyr Mawr — taking in the second highest sand dune system in Europe, through the picturesque village of Merthyr Mawr and across the stepping - stones on the River Ewenny to Ogmore Castle.

Birubi Point is the northernmost point of the 32 kilometres of Stockton Beach, a popular spot for surfers, and departure point for 4WD Adventure Tours of the extensive sand dune system, the largest moving coastal sand mass in the southern hemisphere.

By FRED PEARCE When Nick Faldo and Greg Norman struggled over the final holes of golf's Open Championship at Royal St George's on Sandwich Bay in Kent in July, they, their fellow competitors, along with caddies, TV crews and thousands of spectators, were tramping across «the finest sand dune system in southeast England» with a -LSB-...]

The western side of Fraser Island features the older sand dune systems and appears to have a greater wealth of flowering plants.

This dynamic landscape has formed a series of overlapping sand dune systems dating back at least 700 000 years.

Part of this geological monument lies within the reserve and forms some of the largest inland sand dune systems on Kangaroo Island.

Not exact matches

«Snowflakes, sand dunes and turbulent vortices all have in common that they are strikingly patterned structures that emerge in many - particle systems driven by some dissipative process,» he said.

«Finally, we are developing hybrid coastal structure concepts that involve covering a traditional storm protection hard structure like a levee, dike, or T - Wall with a sand dune cover to harness the benefits of both systems and provide aesthetic coastal systems at the same time that can function as regular dunes.»

In SABBIA (sand) mode, the system is calibrated to guarantee agility and precision on terrains with reduced grip such as on gravel or sand dunes, making it the ideal mode for off - road fun.

«Mud & Trail» configures the car's systems for muddy, uneven surfaces and «Sand» gives greater confidence over dunes.

The immense sand blows and cliffs of coloured sands are part of the longest and most complete age sequence of coastal dune systems in the world and they are still evolving.

Fraser's dunes comprise «the longest and most complete age sequence of coastal dune systems in the world,» with the sand mass of the island being at least 800,000 years old.