Grand Sable Dunes are a perched dune

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Grand Sable Dunes are a perched dune

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The Grand Sable Dunes are the best example of a perched dune system in the world. Perched dunes are those that form on top of an existing coastal bluff.

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2017
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46.51350, -86.46690
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