Recent Examples on the WebThe dunes in the Western Sahara are called barchan dunes.—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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