Mottes d’Angel

Mottes d’Angel is a dune in Mauritania. Mottes d’Angel is situated nearby to the locality Eïchchayât, as well as near the village Tanit.

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Type: Dune
Also known as: “Angel Hillocks” and “Dune de Lemsid”
Category: landform
Location: Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude

18.63333° or 18° 38′ north

Longitude

-16.13333° or 16° 8′ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

7CC5JVM8+8M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7739409021

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=dune

GeoNames ID

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