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Which direction do the horns of a barchan dune point?
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sand dune
Sand dunes in the Sahara, Morocco.
The horns of a barchan dune point downwind. These crescent-shaped dunes are convex toward the wind, and their horns mark the lateral advancement of the sand as the dune migrates.1