Algodones Dunes
The Algodones Dunes is a large sand dune field, or erg, located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of California, near the border with Arizona and the Mexican state of Baja California.Photo: NASA, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 331 feet
- Description: sand dune field located in southeastern California
- Also known as: “Glamis Dunes”, “Imperial Dunes”, “Imperial Sand Dunes”, “Sand Dunes”, “Sand Hills”, and “Sonorian Dunes”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glamis.
Glamis
Hamlet
Photo: Photosport19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glamis is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. It is located 22 miles northeast of Holtville, at an elevation of 335 feet. Glamis also mispronounced as, is one of a series of former Southern Pacific railroad stops along the eastern edge…
Algodones Dunes
- Categories: dune field, erg, and landform
- Location: Imperial County, Desert, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.95838° or 32° 57′ 30″ northLongitude
-115.08414° or 115° 5′ 3″ westElevation
331 feet (101 metres)Open location code
8546XW58+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 358795031OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Algodones Dunes” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كثبان ألغودونس”
- Catalan: “Algodones Dunes”
- Cebuano: “Algodones Dunes”
- Dutch: “Algodones Dunes”
- French: “Dunes Algodones”
- German: “Algodones dunes”
- German: “Algodones-Dünen”
- German: “North Algodones Dunes Wilderness”
- Hebrew: “דיונות אלגודונס”
- Spanish: “Dunas de los Algodones”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brokaws Ridge and Algodones Dunes.
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