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Duna Federico Kirbus

Sand Dunes and Dune Fields

The Duna Federico Kirbus is the highest sand dune in the world, located in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina. It rises 1,230 meters, taller than the highest point of 53 UN-recognized sovereign states, and forms part of the Bolson de Fiambala, a semicircular sand valley. 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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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.

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

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Duna Federico Kirbus (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Duna Federico Kirbus is the highest sand dune in the world, located in the northwest of Argentina, in the Catamarca Province.
  • In Group: Desert Dunes and Sand Seas, Lead sentence
    The Duna Federico Kirbus is the highest sand dune in the world, located in the northwest of Argentina, in the Catamarca Province.
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