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Sand dunes in the Sahara, Morocco.
Echo dunes are among the largest types of dunes found in desert environments. They are deposited on the upwind side of high scarps or large hill massifs, separated from these topographic obstructions by a rolling eddy of air. These dunes can reach heights of more than 400 metres.1