Athabasca Sand Dunes
, geological feature, NW Sask., W Canada;
extend for 100 mi/161 km along S shore of L.
Athabasca, from William R. (W) to MacFarlane R. (E). Has
6 sq mi/15.5 sq km of moving
sand dunes from exposed delta sediments of receding lake. Feature is
8,000 years old. Athasbasca Sand Dunes Provincial Wilderness (
772 sq mi/2000 sq km).
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