Eroded sandstone column in a desert. The surface of this rock is abraded by sand carried by the wind. Wind intensity increases around the base of the

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Eroded sandstone column in a desert. The surface of this rock is abraded by sand carried by the wind. Wind intensity increases around the base of the rock, increasing erosion of the rock. Photographed in Tagrera, southern Algeria.

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