Editing Dune (section)

==Examples==

===Africa===
[[File:Düne S-Schlag Sossusvlei.JPG|thumb|A dune in [[Sossusvlei]], in the greater [[Namib-Naukluft National Park]], Namibia. Note the trees being engulfed for scale.]]
[[File:Sand dune in the Kalahari Desert (Namibia).jpg|thumb|[[Vachellia erioloba|Camelthorn]] trees and bushes scattered on dunes in the [[Kalahari Desert]] in Namibia (2017)]]
[[File:Sand dunes, Libyan Desert, Dakhla Oasis, Egypt.jpg|thumb|Sand dune in the [[Libyan Desert]] near [[Dakhla Oasis]] at sunset.]]
* [[Alexandria Coastal Dunefields]], in the [[Eastern Cape]], [[South Africa]]<ref name="unesco-alexandriadunes">{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5453/|title=Alexandria Coastal Dunefields|publisher=[[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage]]|access-date=11 January 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118220211/https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5453/|archive-date=18 November 2009}}</ref>
* Witsand Nature Reserve in the [[Kalahari Desert]], [[South Africa]]
* The white dunes of [[De Hoop Nature Reserve]], [[South Africa]]
* The dunes of the [[Suguta Valley]], a desert part of the [[Great Rift Valley]] in northwestern [[Kenya]]
* The dunes of the [[Danakil Depression]], northeastern [[Ethiopia]] toward the border with [[Eritrea]]
* The dunes of [[Sossusvlei]] in the greater [[Namib-Naukluft National Park]], [[Namibia]]
* [[Chad Basin National Park]] in northern [[Nigeria]]
* The coastal dunes of [[Iona National Park]] in the southwesternmost part of [[Angola]]
* [[Khawa, Botswana|Khawa dunes]] in the [[Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park]], the southwesternmost part of [[Botswana]]
* La Dune Rose in the city of [[Gao]] in northern [[Mali]] near the [[Niger River]]
* [[Erg Aoukar]] in southeastern [[Mauritania]] extending into [[Mali]] 
* [[Erg Chech]] in southwestern [[Algeria]] and northern [[Mali]]
* [[Erg Chebbi]] and [[Erg Chigaga]] in southern [[Morocco]]
* [[Grand Erg Oriental]] in northeastern [[Algeria]] and southern [[Tunisia]] 
* [[Grand Erg Occidental]] in western [[Algeria]] 
* The [[Idehan Ubari]] and the [[Idehan Murzuq]] in southwestern [[Libya]]
* The [[Corralejo]] dunes in the [[Canary Islands]], [[Spain]]
* The [[Rebiana Sand Sea]] in southeastern [[Libya]]
* The [[Great Sand Sea]] in southeastern [[Libya]] and southwestern [[Egypt]]
* The Selima Sand Sheet in northwestern [[Sudan]]
* The dunes of the [[Bayuda Desert]] in northern [[Sudan]]
* The dunes of the [[Lompoul desert|Lompoul Desert]] in northwestern [[Senegal]]
* The coastal dunes of [[Bazaruto Island]], [[Mozambique]]
* [[Djurab Desert|Erg du Djourab]] in northern [[Chad]]
* The dunes of the [[Mourdi Depression]] in northeastern [[Chad]]
* The dunes of [[Termit Massif Reserve|Tin Toumma Desert]], in southeastern [[Niger]]
* [[Great Bilma Erg|Grand Erg de Bilma]] in the [[Ténéré]], in northern [[Niger]]
* The dunes of [[Oursi Department|Oursi]] in the [[Sahel Region]], northern [[Burkina Faso]]
* [[Tanzania]]'s Shifting Sands near [[Olduvai Gorge]]

[[File:1969 Afghanistan (Sistan) wind ripples.tiff|thumb|upright|Wind ripples on crescent-shaped sand dunes (barchans) in southwest [[Afghanistan]] ([[Sistan]])]]

===Asia===
* Sunset view dunes in the Alankuda village on [[Kalpitiya Peninsula|Kalpitiya peninsula]] in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sand Dune · 3PF5+CXG, Etalai, Sri Lanka |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sand+Dune/@8.073306,79.7084833,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x57dd140727bb048a!8m2!3d8.0735645!4d79.7099652?shorturl=1 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Sand Dune · 3PF5+CXG, Etalai, Sri Lanka |language=en}}</ref>
* The dunes in the [[Thar Desert]] in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]
* [[Tottori Sand Dunes]], [[Tottori Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
* [[Rig-e Jenn]] in the Central Desert of [[Iran]].
* [[Dasht-e Lut|Rig-e Lut]] in the Southeast of [[Iran]].
* The [[Ilocos Norte]] Sand Dunes in the [[Philippines]], particularly [[Paoay]] Sand Dunes.
* [[Moreeb Dune]] in [[Liwa Oasis]], [[United Arab Emirates]], used as an arena for drag motor sports and [[Sandboarding]].
* Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo near [[Parangtritis]] beach in [[Yogyakarta]], [[Indonesia]].
* Lautan Pasir, a volcanic dune in [[Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park]], Indonesia.
* Mui Ne, Vietnam.
* [[Wahiba Sands]], [[Oman]]
* [[Teri (geology)|Teri]], red dune complex in southern India
*  The dunes of the [[Taklamakan Desert]] in southwest [[Xinjiang]] in [[Northwest China]]
*[[Tukulan]]s of the [[Central Yakutian Lowland]], Russia

[[File:Mediterranean Sea in Oliva, Valencia Region of the Spain 01.JPG|thumb|Fronting the Mediterranean Sea in [[Oliva]], Valencian Community, Spain]]

===Europe===
[[File:Duna de Salir do Porto - Portugal (267165155).jpg|thumb|right|{{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall dune in [[Salir do Porto]], Portugal]]
[[File:Lemnosdesert.jpg|thumb|Sand dunes of Lemnos, Greece]]
* The [[Dyuni|Dunes of Dyuni]], near [[Pomorie]], [[Bulgaria]], vast area of sand dunes in the Burgas Province
* The [[Dune of Pilat]], not far from [[Bordeaux]], [[France]], is the largest known sand dune in Europe
* The [[Arbus, Sardinia|Dunes of Piscinas]], in the south west of [[Sardinia]] island.
* [[Forvie National Nature Reserve|Sands of Forvie]] within the [[Ythan Estuary]] complex, [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Scotland]].
* [[Oxwich Bay|Oxwich Dunes]], near [[Swansea]], is on the [[Gower Peninsula]] in [[Wales]].
* [[Winterton Dunes]] – [[Norfolk]], [[England]]
* [[Słowiński National Park]], [[Poland]]
*[[Siedlec Desert]], Poland
*[[Starczynów Desert]], now mostly forested dunes, Poland
* [[Pachies Ammoudies of Lemnos|Sand dunes of Lemnos]], [[Lesbos Prefecture]], [[Greece]]
* [[Akrotiri Peninsula (Cyprus)|Akrotiri]] Sand Dune, [[Limassol District|Lemesos]], [[Cyprus]]
* [[Råbjerg mile]], [[Northern Jutland]], [[Denmark]]
* [[Thy National Park]], [[North Denmark Region]], [[Denmark]]
* [[The Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park|Dunes of Corrubedo]], [[Spain]]
* [[Cresmina Dune]], [[Portugal]]
* [[Northern Littoral Natural Park]], [[Portugal]]
* [[Salir do Porto|Dune of Salir]], [[Portugal]]
* [[São Jacinto Dunes Natural Reserve]], [[Portugal]]
* Rëra e Hedhur in [[Shëngjin]], [[Albania]]
* [[De Hoge Veluwe National Park]], [[Veluwe]], [[Netherlands]]
* [[Kootwijk]]erzand, Veluwe, Netherlands, 7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
* [[Dunes of Texel National Park]], [[Texel]], Netherlands
* [[Zuid-Kennemerland National Park]], [[North Holland]], Netherlands
* [[Berkheide]], Netherlands
* [[Ammothines Lemnou]], [[Lemnos]], [[Greece]]
* Dunes of the [[Curonian Spit]], [[Lithuania]] and [[Russia]]
**[[Parnidis Dune]], [[Vecekrugas Dune]] - Curonian Spit, Lithuania
* [[Oleshky Sands]], [[Ukraine]]
* [[Ullahau]], [[Sweden]], Big Parabel Dune and dune system

===North America===
[[File:Guadalupe Dunes County Park road.JPG|thumb|[[Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes]]]]
[[File:My Public Lands Roadtrip- Cadiz Dunes Wilderness in California (18720555819).jpg|thumb|[[Cadiz Dunes Wilderness]], [[California]]]]
[[File:CroneseCat.JPG | thumb | Cat Dune, [[Cronese Mountains]], California]]
==== Canada ====
* Victoria Island Sand Dunes,160&nbsp;km North West of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Approximately 600 square kilometers, the largest in Canada, third largest in North America and the largest in the Arctic. There are two lakes with direct access to the Dunes from float planes.
* The Athabasca Sand Dunes, located in the [[Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park]], [[Saskatchewan]].
* [[Carcross Desert]] near [[Carcross, Yukon]]

==== United States ====

* Alaska:
** [[Nogahabara Sand Dunes]] in western [[Alaska]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rozell |first=Ned |date=September 22, 2022 |title=Alaska sand dunes hint at ancient past |url=https://www.uaf.edu/news/alaska-sand-dunes-hint-at-ancient-past.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007025820/https://www.uaf.edu/news/alaska-sand-dunes-hint-at-ancient-past.php |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=University of Alaska Fairbanks}}</ref>
** Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, [[Kobuk Valley National Park]], [[Alaska]]<ref name="qsr">{{cite journal |last1=Mann |first1=D. H. |last2=Heiser |first2=P. A. |last3=Finney |first3=B. P. |year=2002 |title=Holocene history of the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, Northwestern Alaska |url=http://www.lter.uaf.edu/pdf/921_Mann_Heiser_2002.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=Quaternary Science Reviews |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=709–731 |bibcode=2002QSRv...21..709M |citeseerx=10.1.1.419.8948 |doi=10.1016/S0277-3791(01)00120-2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919202606/http://www.lter.uaf.edu/pdf/921_Mann_Heiser_2002.pdf |archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref>
* California:
**The [https://web.archive.org/web/20160817155504/http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/needles/wilderness/cadiz_dunes.html Cadiz Dunes] in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160216044509/http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/nlcs/Mojave_Trails.html Mojave Trails National Monument] in [[California]].
** The [[Kelso Dunes]] in the [[Mojave Desert]] of [[California]].
**[[Eureka Valley Sand Dunes]] and [[Places of interest in the Death Valley area#Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes|Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes]] in [[Death Valley National Park]], [[California]].
**[[Algodones Dunes]] near [[Brawley, California]].
**[[Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes]], on the central coast of [[California]].
**Cat Dune in the [[Cronese Mountains]] is a rare type of dune called a ''sand ramp''.
*[[Great Sand Dunes National Park]], [[Colorado]].
*The Great Dune found in [[Cape Henlopen State Park]] in [[Lewes, Delaware]].
*[[Bruneau Dunes State Park]] – [[Owyhee Desert]], [[Idaho]]
*[[Indiana Dunes National Park]], [[Indiana]], on the south shore of [[Lake Michigan]].<ref>Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2006). Alice Gray, Dorothy Buell, and Naomi Svihla: "Preservationists of Ogden Dunes". ''The South Shore Journal'', 1.
{{cite web |title=Account Suspended |url=http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-1-2006/78-journals/vol-1-2006/117-alice-gray-dorothy-buell-and-naomi-svihla-preservationists-of-ogden-dunes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913013557/http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-1-2006/78-journals/vol-1-2006/117-alice-gray-dorothy-buell-and-naomi-svihla-preservationists-of-ogden-dunes |archive-date=13 September 2012 |access-date=11 June 2012}}
</ref><ref>Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2009). "The Historical Roots of the Nature Conservancy in the Northwest Indiana/Chicagoland Region: From Science to Preservation". ''The South Shore Journal'', 3. {{cite web |title=Account Suspended |url=http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-3-2009/83-journals/vol-3-2009/75-the-historical-roots-of-the-nature-conservancy-in-the-northwest-indianachicagoland-region-from-science-to-preservation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101021140/http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-3-2009/83-journals/vol-3-2009/75-the-historical-roots-of-the-nature-conservancy-in-the-northwest-indianachicagoland-region-from-science-to-preservation |archive-date=1 January 2016 |access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref>
*Herring Cove,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Herring Cove Beach – Cape Cod National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/caco/planyourvisit/herring-cove-beach.htm |access-date=29 July 2018 |website=www.nps.gov}}</ref> Race Point<ref>{{Cite web |title=Race Point Beach – Cape Cod National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/caco/planyourvisit/race-point-beach.htm |access-date=29 July 2018 |website=www.nps.gov}}</ref> and The Province Lands bicycle path<ref>{{Cite web |title=Province Lands Bike Trail – Cape Cod National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/caco/planyourvisit/province-lands-bike-trail.htm |access-date=29 July 2018 |website=www.nps.gov}}</ref> in [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]] as part of the [[National Park Service|US National Park Service]] of the [[Cape Cod National Seashore]].
* Michigan:
**[[Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore]], [[Michigan]], on the east shore of [[Lake Michigan]].
**[[Warren Dunes State Park]], [[Michigan]], on the east shore of [[Lake Michigan]].
**[[Grand Sable Dunes]], in the [[Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore]], [[Michigan]].
**[[Hoffmaster State Park]] – [[Muskegon]], [[Michigan]]
**[[Silver Lake State Park (Michigan)|Silver Lake State Park]] — a sand dunes that allows off-road vehicle use located near [[Mears, Michigan]].
*Grey Cloud Dunes- [[Minnesota]]<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Blvd |first1=Mailing Address: 111 E. Kellogg |last2=Paul |first2=Suite 105 Saint |last3=Us |first3=MN 55101 Phone: 651-293-0200 This is the general phone line at the Mississippi River Visitor Center Contact |title=Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area - Mississippi National River & Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/miss/planyourvisit/greydune.htm |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>
*[[White Sands National Park]], [[New Mexico]].
*[[Jockey's Ridge State Park]] – on the [[Outer Banks]], [[North Carolina]].
* [[Beaver Dunes State Park]] near [[Beaver, Oklahoma]].
* [[Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area]] near [[Florence, Oregon]], on the Pacific Coast.
*[[Monahans Sandhills State Park]] near [[Odessa, Texas]].
*[[Little Sahara Recreation Area]], [[Utah]].
*The Killpecker sand dunes of the [[Red Desert (Wyoming)|Red Desert]] in southwestern [[Wyoming]].

==== Mexico ====

*[[Samalayuca Dune Fields|Samalayuca Dunes]], in the state of [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], [[Mexico]]

===South America===
[[File:Lencois Maranhenses 7.jpg|thumb|White sand dunes in the [[Lençóis Maranhenses National Park]], Maranhão, Brazil]]
[[File:Dunas do Araça Ilha Comprida.JPG|thumb|Araça Dunes, in [[Ilha Comprida Environmental Protection Area]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], Brazil]]
[[File:Joaquina (3493428239).jpg|thumb|Joaquina Beach, [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]]]]
* Argentina:
** [[Duna Federico Kirbus]] in [[Catamarca Province]], [[Argentina]]
** [[Villa Gesell]] in [[Buenos Aires Province]], Argentina
* Brazil:
** [[Lençóis Maranhenses National Park]] in the state of [[Maranhão]], [[Brazil]]
** [[Ilha Comprida Environmental Protection Area]] in the state of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], Brazil
** Joaquina Beach Dunes in [[Florianópolis]], in the state of [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]], Brazil
** [[Jericoacoara National Park]], in the state of [[Ceará]], Brazil
** [[Genipabu]] in [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]], Brazil
* Chile:
** Cerro Medanoso in [[Atacama Region]], [[Chile]]
** [[Colún Beach]], [[Valdivian Coastal Reserve]] in Chile
** {{ill|Dunas de Concón|es|vertical-align=sup}}, [[Chile]]
** {{ill|Cerro Dragón (Chile)|es|vertical-align=sup}}, urban dune in Iquique, Chile
* Peru:
** Cerro Blanco in [[Nazca Province]], [[Peru]]
** [[Huacachina]] in [[Ica Region]], [[Peru]]
* [[Medanos de Coro National Park]] near the town of [[Coro (city)|Coro]], in [[Falcón State]], [[Venezuela]]

[[File:Camels in the Desert (8332117351).jpg|thumb|Coastal dunes at Stockton Beach in the [[City of Newcastle]]]]

===Oceania===
* [[Simpson Desert]] sand dunes in the [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]] and [[South Australia]], [[Australia]]
* [[Coorong National Park]] in South Australia, Australia
* [[Lincoln National Park]] in South Australia, Australia
* [[Coffin Bay National Park]] in South Australia, Australia
* [[Fraser Island]] in Queensland, Australia
* [[Cronulla sand dunes]] in [[New South Wales]], Australia
* [[Stockton Beach]] in New South Wales, Australia
* [[Lancelin, Western Australia|Lancelin]] sand dunes in Western Australia, Australia
* Te Paki sand dunes near [[Cape Reinga]], New Zealand

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===World's highest dunes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Note: This table is partially based on estimates and incomplete information.
|- style=background:silver; color:black
! width="200"|Dune !! width="130"|Height from base metres (feet) !! width="160"|Height from sea level metres (feet) !! width="460"|Location !! width="180"|Notes
|-
![[Duna Federico Kirbus]]
|≈{{cvt|1,230|m}} || ≈{{cvt|2,845|m}} || Bolsón de Fiambalá, [[Fiambalá]], [[Catamarca Province]], [[Argentina]] || Highest in the world<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sand-boarding.com/tallest-sand-dunes-in-the-world/|title=Tallest Sand Dunes in the World|website=Surf the Sand|date=9 December 2020|access-date=9 Dec 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Cerro Blanco
|≈{{cvt|1,176|m}} || ≈{{cvt|2,080|m}} || [[Nazca Province]], [[Ica Region]], [[Peru]] {{coord|-14.868|-74.838|type:mountain_globe:earth_region:PE-ICA_scale:150000|name=Cerro Blanco Dune}}|| Highest in Peru, second highest in the world
|-
!Badain Jaran Dunes
| ≈{{cvt|500|m}} || ≈{{cvt|2,020|m}} || [[Badain Jaran Desert]], Alashan Plain, Inner Mongolia, [[Gobi Desert]], China || World's tallest stationary dunes and highest in Asia<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6712 "Mystery of world's tallest sand dunes solved"—24 November 2004—''New Scientist''<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026210614/http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6712 |date=26 October 2008 }}</ref>
|-
!Rig-e Yalan Dune
| ≈{{cvt|470|m}} || ≈{{cvt|950|m}} || [[Lut Desert]], Kerman, Iran|| Hottest place on Earth (Gandom Beryan)
|-
|-
!Average Highest Area Dunes
| {{cvt|430|m}}? || ≈{{cvt|1,980|m}}? || Isaouane-n-Tifernine Sand Sea, Algerian Sahara || Highest in Africa
|-
!Big Daddy/Dune 7<br />(Big Mama?)<ref>[http://www.met.gov.na/dpwm/parkprof/Sossusvlei/2nd%20Fact%20sheet%20Sossusvlei.pdf Big Mama highest dune] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902115328/http://www.met.gov.na/dpwm/parkprof/Sossusvlei/2nd%20Fact%20sheet%20Sossusvlei.pdf |date=2 September 2009 }}</ref>
| {{cvt|383|m}} || ≈{{cvt|570|m}} || Sossusvlei Dunes, [[Namib Desert]], Namibia / Near Walvis Bay [[Namib Desert]], Namibia || according to the Namibian Ministry of Environment & Tourism the highest dune in the world
|-
!Mount Tempest
| ≈{{cvt|280|m}} || ≈{{cvt|280|m}} || [[Moreton Island]], [[Brisbane]], Australia || Highest in Australia
|-
!Star Dune
| >{{cvt|230|m}} || ≈{{cvt|2,730|m}} || [[Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve]], Colorado, USA || Highest in North America
|-
![[Dune of Pyla]]
| ≈{{cvt|105|m}} || ≈{{cvt|130|m}} || Bay of [[Arcachon]], Aquitaine, France || Highest in Europe
|-
!Ming-Sha Dunes
| ? || {{cvt|1,725|m}} || [[Dunhuang]] Oasis, Taklamakan Desert, Gansu, China ||
|-
!Medanoso Dune
| ≈{{cvt|550|m}} || ≈{{cvt|1,660|m}} || [[Atacama Desert]], Chile || Highest in Chile
|}

===Sand dune systems===
:[[File:Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness (886c714f-8cf1-4a2a-ad85-c05e8dce5642).jpg|thumb|[[Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore|Sleeping Bear Dunes]] in [[Michigan]]]](coastal dunes featuring succession)
* [[Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park]], [[Alberta]] and [[Saskatchewan]]
* [[Ashdod Sand Dune]], [[Israel]]
* [[Bamburgh Dunes]], [[Northumberland]], England
* [[Bradley Beach, New Jersey|Bradley Beach]], [[New Jersey]]
* [[Circeo National Park]], a Mediterranean dune area on the southwest coast of the [[Lazio]] region of [[Italy]]
* [[Cronulla sand dunes]], [[New South Wales|NSW]], Australia
* [[Crymlyn Burrows]], [[Wales]]
* [[Dawlish Warren]], [[Devon]], England
* [[Fraser Island]], [[Queensland]] Australia, largest sand island in the world
* [[Indiana Dunes National Park]], [[Indiana]]
* [[Kenfig Burrows]], [[Wales]]
* [[Margam burrows]], [[Wales]]
* [[Murlough Sand Dunes]], [[Newcastle, County Down|Newcastle]], [[County Down|Co Down]], [[Northern Ireland]]
* [[Morfa Harlech sand dunes]], [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]]
* [[Newborough Warren]], [[North Wales]]
* [[Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area]], near [[North Bend, Oregon]]
* [[Penhale Sands]], [[Cornwall]], England
* [[Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore]], [[Michigan]]
* [[Sandy Island Beach State Park]], [[Richland, New York]]
* [[Studland]], [[Dorset]], [[England]]
* [[Thy National Park]], [[North Denmark Region]], [[Denmark]]
* Winterton, [[Norfolk]], England
* [[Woolacombe]], Devon, England
* [[Ynyslas Sand Dunes]], [[Wales]]

===Extraterrestrial dunes===
[[File:Gusev Crater, Mars.jpg|thumb|Sand dune on Mars]]
{{See also|List of extraterrestrial dune fields}}
Dunes can likely be found in any environment where there is a substantial atmosphere, winds, and dust to be blown. Dunes are common on [[Mars]] and in the equatorial regions of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]].

Titan's dunes include large expanses with modal lengths of about 20–30&nbsp;km. The regions are not topographically confined, resembling sand seas. These dunes are interpreted to be longitudinal dunes whose crests are oriented parallel to the dominant wind direction, which generally indicates west-to-east wind flow. The sand is likely composed of hydrocarbon particles, possibly with some water ice mixed in.<ref>[http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00000733/ Peeking Through the Haze: Titan's Surface, part II—The Planetary Society Blog | The Planetary Society<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428143333/http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00000733/ |date=28 April 2007 }}</ref>

Dunes are a popular theme in science fiction, featuring in depictions of dry [[Desert planet]]s<ref name="Touponce 7">{{Cite book|last=Touponce |first=William F. |year=1988 |title=Frank Herbert|chapter=Intellectual Background |location=[[Boston]]|publisher=Twayne Publishers imprint, G. K. Hall & Co|page=119 |isbn=978-0-8057-7514-3}}</ref> appearing as early as the 1956 film ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' and [[Frank Herbert]]'s 1965 novel ''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.culturevulture.net/Movies4/ForbiddenPlanet.htm |first=Les|last=Wright|title=''Forbidden Planet'' (1956)|publisher=Culturevulture.net ([[Internet Archive]]) |access-date=May 7, 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060507194241/http://www.culturevulture.net/Movies4/ForbiddenPlanet.htm |archive-date=May 7, 2006}}</ref><ref name="Hladik">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue42/classic.html |title=Classic Sci-Fi Reviews: ''Dune''|first=Tamara I.|last=Hladik|publisher=SciFi.com|access-date=April 20, 2008 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080420150907/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue42/classic.html |archive-date = April 20, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Dune Endures">{{Cite magazine |first=Jon |last=Michaud |url=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/07/dune-endures.html |title=''Dune'' Endures |magazine=The New Yorker |date=July 12, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref> The environment of the desert planet [[Arrakis]] (also known as Dune) in the [[Dune (franchise)|''Dune'' franchise]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lynch |first1=Tom |last2=Glotfelty |first2=Cheryll |last3=Armbruster |first3=Karla |title=The Bioregional Imagination: Literature, Ecology, and Place |date=2012 |publisher=[[University of Georgia Press]] |isbn=9780820343679 |page=230 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=flt4Uea3oOcC&pg=PA230}}</ref> ''Dune'' in turn inspired the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise,<ref>{{cite web |work=D. A. Houdek |title=Star Wars is Dune |url=http://www.dahoudek.com/pages/starwarsdune.htm |access-date=October 1, 2006 |archive-date=8 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061008120525/http://www.dahoudek.com/pages/starwarsdune.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> which includes prominent theme of dunes on fictional planets such as [[Tatooine]], [[Geonosis]], and [[Jakku]].