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A sand dune that forms as a ridge parallel to the wind direction.
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A long narrow sand dune that has its long dimension oriented parallel to the direction of the wind.
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One of a series of long, narrow dunes lying parallel both to each other and to the prevailing wind direction. Longi-tudinal dunes range from 60 meters to 100 kilometers in length and from 3 to 50 meters in height.
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An elongate sand dune oriented in the direction of the prevailing wind.
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A dune formed when there is abundant sand and a strong, steady wind, and whose axis lies parallel to the wind direction.
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