This is a mound-like landscape that is formed by the accumulation of aeolian sand. Based on the amount of dune movement, dunes can be divided into fixed dunes, semi-fixed dunes and mobile dune. Based on their forms, dunes can be categorised into round dunes, oval dunes and barchan dunes (Fig. 29).
Desert landscape – Alxa, Inner Mongolia
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(2020). Dune Landscape. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_554
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