<p>Star dunes, caused by the prevailing winds coming from multiple directions. </p>

<p>Take a look at these different <a href="https://www.nps.gov/grsa/learn/nature/dune-types.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">dune types</a>.</p>

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2016-12-21T14:35:24.547Z
2016-12-22T09:38:46.817Z
2016-12-22T09:38:46.817Z
John
<p>I saw <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@30.378725,9.050503,7822m/data=!3m1!1e3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this landform on Google Earth</a> on the border of Algeria/Tunisia/Libya and wondered what it is called (so that I can read up on it and find out how it forms - I am not a geologist):</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/eefYl.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/eefYl.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4018266,8.7950013,3316a,20y,82.69h,82.08t/data=!3m1!1e3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here is a 3D view</a>: (Press Ctrl + drag left mouse button to rotate)</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/FD6gv.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/FD6gv.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Does anyone know what kind of landform this is?</p>

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2016-12-21T23:12:19.560Z
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Erg_Oriental
f.thorpe
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Identifying a desert landform
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# Identifying a desert landform

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-21)

I saw [this landform on Google Earth](https://www.google.com/maps/@30.378725,9.050503,7822m/data=!3m1!1e3) on the border of Algeria/Tunisia/Libya and wondered what it is called (so that I can read up on it and find out how it forms - I am not a geologist):

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/eefYl.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/eefYl.jpg)

[Here is a 3D view](https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4018266,8.7950013,3316a,20y,82.69h,82.08t/data=!3m1!1e3): (Press Ctrl + drag left mouse button to rotate)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/FD6gv.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/FD6gv.png)

Does anyone know what kind of landform this is?

**Tags:** geography, geomorphology, desert

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Erg_Oriental  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-12-21. Score: 9 | Accepted answer

Star dunes, caused by the prevailing winds coming from multiple directions.

Take a look at these different [dune types](https://www.nps.gov/grsa/learn/nature/dune-types.htm).


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