- barkhans
- n. sand dune shaped like the moon
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Kalmyk Steppe — Kalmuk Steppe, or Kalmyk Steppe is a steppe of approximately 100,000 km², bordering the northwest Caspian Sea, bounded by the Volga on the N.E., the Manych on the S.W. and the territory of the Don Cossacks on the N.W. The historic home to the… … Wikipedia
barchan — noun /ˈbɑːkɑːn/ An arc shaped sand ridge comprised of well sorted sand. The structure out here was revealed immediately desert punctuated by oases in a geography of cruelty, barkhans or traveling sand dunes a hundred feet high, which might or… … Wiktionary
