Fylde Borough Council said more than 90% of Lancashire's sand dunes were on the Fylde coast.
Oddly enough, at Nickerson, sand dunes and salt marshes are nowhere to be found, let alone an ocean beach.
Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Brancaster beach is backed by sand dunes and a golf course.
There are stark deserts, high peaks, endless sand dunes, broad rivers, and every sort of stunning natural beauty.
Movement in the Alvord is so slight as to be almost imperceptible--sand dunes on its eastern side are shifting.
Katara, also known as Cultural Village, is hidden behind towering manmade sand dunes.
The problem with the sand dunes here is on a much greater scale.
New resorts at Ponta do Ouro and Zongoene, where tourists scuba-dive and race four-wheeled motorbikes across sand dunes, are prospering.
Outside major cities, one place this equilibrium could be jeopardised is at the massive sand dunes of Arher on the eastern coast.
But a later mission, Mariner 9, showed in 1971 that the surface had extensive sand dunes, massive craters and huge lava flows.
You can "hold the line" with expensive sea walls, retreat and leave the beach, or compromise with sand dunes and beach replenishing.
Sand dunes in a Cornish village need urgent management to protect properties from sand blown in by high winds, residents have warned.
The final leg to the eastern beachside village of Happy Valley is a 6.6km (mostly downhill) stroll through open forest and sand dunes.
Cattle browsed in the grass, and the distinctive call of a sandhill crane carried on the wind that flowed down from ancient sand dunes in the distance.
Tommy later discovered that his company had spent more time than they should have on the sand dunes, after losing contact with their commanding officer.
In the Western Cape, towering sand dunes run to the edge of the sea and you examine a stunning and extensive collection of ancient rock art.
Explore: Tiny Point Arena isn't exactly booming, but nearby are sand dunes, pocket beaches, the Point Arena Light Station, and the great Pinots of Anderson Valley.
He said fencing and encouraging maram grass, which helps to hold sand dunes together, after it was found growing in the area had stabilized the dunes.
The firm has been extracting minerals from the region's coastal sand dunes for more than three decades, having set up a massive operation along the shore.
Habitats in the biosphere reserve comprise barrier islands, beach and sand dunes, salt marshes, maritime forests, tidal creeks, fresh and brackish water impoundments and open water areas.
The beach is sheltered by sand dunes overgrown with juniper bushes, and at one point runs between the sea and a saltwater lagoon that is often home to flocks of flamingos.
But the thriving Tel Aviv metropolis was itself a collection of sand dunes once, and this raises an important difference between Israeli and Arab approaches to the conflict.
Surrounded by majestic rolling sand dunes, the rugged landscape and blistering sun set the stage for a 5-star property filled with warm, Middle Eastern hospitality and welcoming smiles.
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The community, built on Gaza's barren sand dunes was one of the most successful agricultural communities in the world until it was destroyed by the government in 2005.
The birds, which feed on Sand Eeels, make the 4, 000 mile trip from west Africa in order to nest on the shingle ridge, amongst the sand dunes in Gronant.
Restoration work, such as reconstructing salt marshes near the island of Burano and sand dunes at Cavallino, and planting eel grass all over the place, is part of the solution.
Those less trekking-inclined can contemplate Croagh Patrick aboard an idyllic cruise around the bay with companies such as Clewbay Cruises, whose 90-minute cruises also take in seal colonies and unspoilt sand dunes.
He said that those behind the project were intent on building a world-class resort whose main attraction for golfers would be the surrounding sand dunes rather than the Causeway itself.
The holes twist through a phantasmagoric landscape of sand dunes thrown up half a century ago when phosphate mines worked the site, and which native plants and grasses have since overgrown.
New floodgates are being fitted to the Afon Erch near the town's harbour, and 400 metres of sand dunes - damaged in 2000 by a severe storm - are being strengthened.
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