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Morro do Careca

Sand Dunes and Dune Fields

Morro do Careca is a large sand dune at the southern end of Ponta Negra beach in Natal, Brazil. Standing about 120 meters tall and bounded by vegetation, it serves as the main symbol of Natal and of Rio Grande do Norte state and is a common sight on tourist postcards of the region. 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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Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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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: Morro do Careca

In Discipline

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: Morro do Careca
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Source Wikidata: Morro do Careca
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: WDPA protected areas at the location of Morro do Careca
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected AreasWDPA feature: Parque Nacional Da Tijuca
Quote, WDPA feature: Parque Nacional Da Tijuca
"desig_eng": "Park"
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Morro do Careca (Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Morro do Careca
Wikidata Q6914190, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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