Can you believe this is an actual place in Canada???
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Published 2023-07-06
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Sun reflects off the exposed sand, creating hot air updrafts that suck in cooler air from over Lake Athabasca. The result? Strong winds that sculpt the sand into huge dunes that slowly migrate over the years into the surrounding forest.
(Fun fact: the cinematographers who shot this had to hike for over 10 hours to get to some of the biggest dunes in the park, since it’s a remote wilderness area with no trails and no vehicle access)
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All Comments (10)
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Cool! Amazing what landscapes you can find in Canada
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Canadian desert.
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Is there any affordable housing up there?
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That is crazy.. i never would have guessed it.. was it always like this?
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Wow!
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Should be selling the sand to places that want to make beaches.... some of them seem to think crushing glass is a good replacement for sand... eesh..
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If Villeneuve's Dune wasn't shot there, it should have been! 🍁
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Are these naturally occurring or is this remnant from industry such as oilsands or bitumen processing via steam extraction?
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It’s a sand dune yes, desert-like also yes but there are no true deserts in canada, a few desert-like semi-arid scrublands
