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Geological Formation

Crystal Beach Hill

Sand Dunes and Dune Fields

Crystal Beach Hill is a geologically old, naturally formed sand dune roughly 50 feet high and originally about 2,000 feet long, running parallel to the shoreline of Crystal Beach on the southeastern shore of Lake Erie in Fort Erie, Ontario. Part of the dune was later washed away by hydraulic pumps when the surrounding land was developed as the Crystal Beach Park amusement park beginning in 1888, and the remaining hill later became the site of a small residential community built on land the park company sold to its longtime workers in 1983. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Crystal Beach Hill

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Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Crystal Beach Hill
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Canada

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Source Wikidata: Crystal Beach Hill
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Crystal Beach Hill (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Crystal Beach Hill is a geologically old and natural sand dune, 50 feet (15 m) high and originally about 2,000 feet (610 m) long, parallel to the shoreline of Crystal Beach on the south-eastern shore of Lake Erie, in the town of Fort Erie, Ontario.
  • In Group: Coastal Dunes, Lead paragraph
    Crystal Beach Hill is a geologically old and natural sand dune, 50 feet (15 m) high and originally about 2,000 feet (610 m) long, parallel to the shoreline of Crystal Beach on the south-eastern shore of Lake Erie, in the town of Fort Erie, Ontario.
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Wikidata: Crystal Beach Hill
Wikidata Q5191129, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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