Sand Dunes in the Tenere Desert, Niger

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View from space of sand dunes in the Fachi-Bilma sand sea in the central-eastern part of Niger's Tenere desert, which is considered part of the Sahara. The predominant type of sand dunes in this image are "zibars" -- large, transverse dunes formed at right angles to the dominant winds.

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Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: aerial, africa, african, arid, desert, dune, dunes, earth, erg, fachi-bilma, geographical, geography, image, imagery, landscape, niger, photo, photograph, photography, sahara, sand, satellite, sea, space, tenere, topographical, topography, view, zibar