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| Image number: | 1324 |
| Feature : | dune and sand sheet |
| Grouping : | aeolian deposits |
| Discipline : | geomorphology |
| Year : | 1999 |
| Locality : | Hotazel, Floradora dune complex |
| Country : | South-Africa |
| Region - tribe : | Northern Cape |
| Physiographic region : | Vaal & Orange River basin |
| Notice : | notice Sand sheets and dunes, fixed today, attest of former aeolian activities in the Kalahari sand sea. Water retaining capacity of orange sand makes vegetation possible. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 1999 Image 1324. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/de/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |