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| Image number: | 1319 |
| Feature : | linear dune |
| 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 The Floradora longitudinal dunes. The vegatation indicates that this dune is not much moving. Attributed to dry geological period in the past. Kalahari sand sea. Water retaining capacity of orange sand makes vegetation possible. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 1999 Image 1319. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |