File:Grand Sable Dunes are a perched dune (30abf49e-04bb-4343-ac8b-dc1606f685b2).JPG

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English: Grand Sable Dunes are a perched dune
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English: NPS
Title
English: Grand Sable Dunes are a perched dune
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Shows a steep rough surfaced sand, clay, and vegetated dune face. There are horizontal ridges visible. The beach is very narrow. A calm Lake Superior is at the base.

The Grand Sable Dunes are the best example of a perched dune system in the world. Perched dunes are those that form on top of an existing coastal bluff.

  • Keywords: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; piro; grand sable dunes; dune; perched dune; log slide; lake superior
Depicted place
English: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Alger County, Michigan
Date Taken on 6 August 2017
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English: NPGallery
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