: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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With 2 miles of pristine sand and natural dunes, the beach was gifted to the city in the 1800s to ensure year-round public access.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Set on a private reserve among ancient, towering dunes and stark, lunar-like plains, the Sossusvlei Desert Lodge blends seamlessly into the landscape.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
One dreamy image spotlighted the couple as dozens of birds flew away, with other adorable flicks of the pair kissing near adjacent dunes and with staggering mountains behind them included in the carousel as well.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 28 May 2025
Once the old causeway surface asphalt is removed, the beach fronts along the southern edge would expand from between 50 to 150 feet -- enough space to add dunes and a dunewalk, a multi-use path, a segregated two-way bike lane, beach parking and thousands of shade trees and plants.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Set on a private reserve among ancient, towering dunes and stark, lunar-like plains, the Sossusvlei Desert Lodge blends seamlessly into the landscape.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
One dreamy image spotlighted the couple as dozens of birds flew away, with other adorable flicks of the pair kissing near adjacent dunes and with staggering mountains behind them included in the carousel as well.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 28 May 2025
Once the old causeway surface asphalt is removed, the beach fronts along the southern edge would expand from between 50 to 150 feet -- enough space to add dunes and a dunewalk, a multi-use path, a segregated two-way bike lane, beach parking and thousands of shade trees and plants.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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dune
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: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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