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The dunes in the Western Sahara are called barchan dunes.
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2014
Stump described the memorial’s future appearance as having two barchan dune forms that would create an oasis in the middle, and a wall color and texture that would evoke the desert where Desert Storm took place.
—Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 14 July 2022
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2014
Stump described the memorial’s future appearance as having two barchan dune forms that would create an oasis in the middle, and a wall color and texture that would evoke the desert where Desert Storm took place.
—Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 14 July 2022
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“Barchan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barchan. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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