: a hill of sand near an ocean or in a desert that is formed by the wind
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But there are also area-specific attractions like the Bodie Island Lighthouse and Jockey’s Ridge State Park (home to the Atlantic Coasts’s tallest living sand dune system) to check out, too.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026 Alongside the big-ticket sights, families might join a soccer match with local children and crew, swim in the Nile, explore by felucca, try sand dune boarding, attend a galabeya party, or peek behind the scenes in the captain’s wheelhouse.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026 At Tunnel Park, a concrete tunnel was built to go straight through a sand dune to provide access to Lake Michigan for swimming, sunbathing, and picnicking.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026 At Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, the February blizzard dramatically reshaped the coastline, pushing back the sand dune, leaving behind a steep drop to the entrance of the beach and tearing down the public access staircase.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
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