Algodones Dunes, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 92 relations: A. W. Kuchler, Algodones Dunes, All-American Canal, All-terrain vehicle, Andrenidae, Anomala hardyorum, Arizona, Asilidae, Baja California, Bembicini, Brawley, California, Buprestidae, Bureau of Land Management, California, California Desert Protection Act of 1994, California State Route 78, Calipatria, California, Center for Biological Diversity, Chocolate Mountains, Coachella Valley, Colorado River, Crabronidae, Deftones, Desert, Desert climate, Desert Training Center, Dune buggy, Ed Fletcher, El Centro, California, Endangered species, Endangered Species Act of 1973, Endemism, Erg (landform), Ford Model A (1927–1931), Four-wheel drive, Glamis, California, Gran Desierto de Altar, Gulf of California, Hardiness zone, Imperial County, California, Imperial Valley, Jeep, Jumanji: The Next Level, Köppen climate classification, Kung Fu (1972 TV series), Lake Cahuilla, Lepismadora, List of states of Mexico, Los Algodones, Megasoma sleeperi, ... Expand index (42 more) »

2. Dunes of California
3. Ergs
4. Geography of the Colorado Desert
5. Landforms of Baja California
6. Mexicali Municipality
7. National Natural Landmarks in California
8. Protected areas of the Sonoran Desert
9. Salton Trough
10. Sandboarding locations

A. W. Kuchler

August William Kuchler (born August Wilhelm Küchler; 26 July 1907 – 17 June 1999) was a German-born American geographer and naturalist who is noted for developing a plant association system that has become widely used in the United States.

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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. Algodones Dunes and Algodones Dunes are dunes of California, ergs, geography of the Colorado Desert, imperial Valley, Landforms of Baja California, Lower Colorado River Valley, Mexicali Municipality, National Natural Landmarks in California, Protected areas of the Sonoran Desert, Salton Trough and Sandboarding locations.

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All-American Canal

The All-American Canal is an aqueduct, located in southeastern California. Algodones Dunes and All-American Canal are geography of the Colorado Desert, imperial Valley and Lower Colorado River Valley.

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All-terrain vehicle

An all-terrain vehicle (ATV), also known as a light utility vehicle (LUV), a quad bike or quad (if it has four wheels), as defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is a vehicle that travels on low-pressure tires, has a seat that is straddled by the operator, and has handlebars.

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Andrenidae

The Andrenidae (commonly known as mining bees) are a large, nearly cosmopolitan family of solitary, ground-nesting bees.

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Anomala hardyorum

Anomala hardyorum, or Hardys' dune beetle, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family Scarabaeidae.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Asilidae

The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies.

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Baja California

Baja California ('Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (Free and Sovereign State of Baja California), is a state in Mexico.

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Bembicini

The Bembicini, or sand wasps, are a large tribe of crabronid wasps, comprising 20 genera.

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Brawley, California

Brawley (formerly Braly) is a city in Imperial County, California, United States within the Imperial Valley. Algodones Dunes and Brawley, California are imperial Valley.

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Buprestidae

Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors.

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Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering U.S. federal lands.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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California Desert Protection Act of 1994

The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 is a federal law sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein, passed by the United States Congress on October 8, 1994, and signed into effect by President Bill Clinton on October 31 of the same year, that established three separate National Park System units in California's Mojave Desert: Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, and Mojave National Preserve.

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California State Route 78

State Route 78 (SR 78) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from Oceanside east to Blythe, traversing nearly the entire width of the state. Algodones Dunes and California State Route 78 are imperial Valley.

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Calipatria, California

Calipatria (portmanteau of California and Patria, Spanish for "homeland") is a city in Imperial County, California. Algodones Dunes and Calipatria, California are imperial Valley.

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Center for Biological Diversity

The Center for Biological Diversity is a nonprofit membership organization known for its work protecting endangered species through legal action, scientific petitions, creative media and grassroots activism.

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Chocolate Mountains

The Chocolate Mountains of California are located in Imperial and Riverside counties in the Colorado Desert of Southern California.

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Coachella Valley

The Coachella Valley is an arid rift valley in the Colorado Desert of Southern California in Riverside County. Algodones Dunes and Coachella Valley are geography of the Colorado Desert, Lower Colorado River Valley and Salton Trough.

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Colorado River

The Colorado River (Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico.

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Crabronidae

The Crabronidae are a large paraphyletic group (nominally a family) of wasps, including nearly all of the species formerly comprising the now-defunct superfamily Sphecoidea.

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Deftones

Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988.

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Desert

A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems.

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Desert climate

The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification BWh and BWk) is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation.

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Desert Training Center

The Desert Training Center (DTC), also known as California–Arizona Maneuver Area (CAMA), was a World War II training facility established in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert, largely in Southern California and Western Arizona in 1942.

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Dune buggy

A dune buggy — also known as a beach buggy — is a recreational off-road vehicle with large wheels, and wide tires, designed for use on sand dunes, beaches, off-road or desert recreation.

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Ed Fletcher

"Colonel" Ed Fletcher (December 31, 1872 – October 15, 1955) was a real estate developer and U.S. Republican and Democratic politician from San Diego, California.

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El Centro, California

El Centro (Spanish for "The Center") is a city and county seat of Imperial County, California, United States. Algodones Dunes and El Centro, California are imperial Valley.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction.

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Endangered Species Act of 1973

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting and conserving imperiled species.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Erg (landform)

An erg (also sand sea or dune sea, or sand sheet if it lacks dunes) is a broad, flat area of desert covered with wind-swept sand with little or no vegetative cover. Algodones Dunes and erg (landform) are ergs.

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Ford Model A (1927–1931)

The Ford Model A (also colloquially called the A-Model Ford or the A, and A-bone among hot rodders and customizers) is the Ford Motor Company's second market success, replacing the venerable Model T which had been produced for 18 years.

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Four-wheel drive

A four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, is a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously.

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Glamis, California

Glamis is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.

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Gran Desierto de Altar

The Gran Desierto de Altar is one of the major sub-ecoregions of the Sonoran Desert, located in the State of Sonora, in northwest Mexico. Algodones Dunes and Gran Desierto de Altar are ergs.

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Gulf of California

The Gulf of California (Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of Cortés (Mar de Cortés) or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (Mar Vermejo), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja California peninsula from the Mexican mainland. Algodones Dunes and Gulf of California are Landforms of Baja California.

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Hardiness zone

A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants.

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Imperial County, California

Imperial County (Condado de Imperial) is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. Algodones Dunes and Imperial County, California are imperial Valley.

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Imperial Valley

The Imperial Valley (Valle de Imperial or Valle Imperial) of Southern California lies in Imperial and Riverside counties, with an urban area centered on the city of El Centro. Algodones Dunes and Imperial Valley are geography of the Colorado Desert, Lower Colorado River Valley and Salton Trough.

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Jeep

Jeep is an American automobile brand, now owned by multi-national corporation Stellantis.

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Jumanji: The Next Level

Jumanji: The Next Level is a 2019 American adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, who co-wrote the script with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kung Fu (1972 TV series)

Kung Fu is an American action-adventure martial arts Western drama television series starring David Carradine.

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Lake Cahuilla

Lake Cahuilla (also known as Lake LeConte and Blake Sea) was a prehistoric lake in California and northern Mexico. Algodones Dunes and lake Cahuilla are geography of the Colorado Desert, imperial Valley and Lower Colorado River Valley.

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Lepismadora

Lepismadora is a monotypic genus Plant Pest Diagnostics Center - Entomology.

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List of states of Mexico

The states are the first-level administrative divisions of Mexico, which is officially named the United Mexican States.

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Los Algodones

Los Algodones (English:The cottons) is a town and borough in the municipality of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Algodones Dunes and Los Algodones are Mexicali Municipality.

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Megasoma sleeperi

Megasoma sleeperi is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Minerva (song)

"Minerva" is a song by American alternative metal band Deftones.

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Motorcycle

A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or, if three-wheeled, a trike) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar from a saddle-style seat.

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NASA Earth Observatory

NASA Earth Observatory is an online publishing outlet for NASA which was created in 1999.

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National Natural Landmark

The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States.

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Off-road vehicle

An off-road vehicle (ORV), sometimes referred to as an off-highway vehicle (OHV), overland vehicle, or adventure vehicle, is considered to be any type of vehicle that is capable of driving on paved or gravel surfaces, such as trails and forest roads that have rough and low traction surfaces.

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Off-roading

Off-roading is the act of driving or riding in a vehicle on unpaved surfaces such as sand, dirt, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, or other natural terrain.

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Old Plank Road

The Old Plank Road is a plank road in Imperial County, California, that was built in 1915 as an east–west route over the Algodones Dunes.

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Perennial

In botany, a perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.

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Phenology

Phenology is the study of periodic events in biological life cycles and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors (such as elevation).

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Plenoculus

Plenoculus is a genus of square-headed wasps in the family Crabronidae.

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Potential natural vegetation

In ecology, potential natural vegetation (PNV), also known as Kuchler potential vegetation, is the vegetation that would be expected given environmental constraints (climate, geomorphology, geology) without human intervention or a hazard event.

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Prasinalia imperialis

Prasinalia imperialis, the algodones white wax jewel beetle, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae.

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Pseudocotalpa andrewsi

Pseudocotalpa andrewsi, known generally as the Andrews dune scarab beetle or Andrews dune beetle, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family Scarabaeidae.

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Pseudocotalpa sonorica

Pseudocotalpa sonorica is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.

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Resident Evil: Extinction

Resident Evil: Extinction is a 2007 action horror film directed by Russell Mulcahy and written by Paul W. S. Anderson.

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Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film that is a sequel to Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980). It is the third installment in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy and the sixth chronological film in the "Skywalker Saga".

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Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco is a 1942 American comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, and featuring Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake.

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Salton Sea

The Salton Sea is a shallow, landlocked, highly saline endorheic lake in Riverside and Imperial counties at the southern end of the U.S. state of California. Algodones Dunes and Salton Sea are geography of the Colorado Desert, imperial Valley and Salton Trough.

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San Diego

San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.

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Sandrail

A sandrail, also called a sand rail, rail, or sand car, is a lightweight off-road motor vehicle specifically built for traveling in sandy terrain.

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Scarabaeidae

The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles.

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Shrubland

Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes.

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Sonora

Sonora, officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Sonoran Desert

The Sonoran Desert (Desierto de Sonora) is a hot desert in North America and ecoregion that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the southwestern United States (in Arizona and California).

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Southern Pacific Transportation Company

The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States.

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Spanish language

Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.

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Spider wasp

Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps.

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Stargate (film)

Stargate is a 1994 science fiction action-adventure film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich.

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Stictiella villegasi

Stictiella villegasi, the Algodones sand wasp, is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae.

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Tatooine

Tatooine is a fictional desert planet that appears in the Star Wars franchise.

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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film)

The Flight of the Phoenix is a 1965 American survival drama film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by English author Elleston Trevor.

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The Garden of Allah (1936 film)

The Garden of Allah is a 1936 American adventure drama romance film directed by Richard Boleslawski, produced by David O. Selznick, and starring Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer.

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The Lost Patrol (1934 film)

The Lost Patrol is a 1934 American pre-Code war film by RKO, directed and produced by John Ford, with Merian C. Cooper as executive producer and Cliff Reid as associate producer from a screenplay by Dudley Nichols from the 1927 novel Patrol by Philip MacDonald.

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Threatened species

A threatened species is any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which is vulnerable to extinction in the near future.

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Tobruk (1967 film)

Tobruk is a 1967 American drama war film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Rock Hudson and George Peppard.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.

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Weevil

Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yuma, Arizona

Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States.

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See also

Dunes of California

• Algodones Dunes
• Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
• Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge
• Devils Playground
• Dumont Dunes
• Fort Funston
• Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
• Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
• Kelso Dunes
• Lanphere Dunes
• Ma-le'l Dunes
• Oxnard Plain
• Soda Lake (San Luis Obispo County)

Ergs

• Ad-Dahna Desert
• Algodones Dunes
• Atacama Desert
• Dasht-e Lut
• Devils Playground
• Erg (landform)
• Gibson Desert
• Gran Desierto de Altar
• Great Sandy Desert
• Great Victoria Desert
• Karakum Desert
• Kubuqi Desert
• Kyzylkum Desert
• List of ergs
• Mu Us Desert
• Nafud desert
• Navajo Sandstone
• Ordos Desert
• Rig-e Jenn
• Rub' al Khali
• Sand dune stabilization
• Simpson Desert
• Taklamakan Desert
• Tengger Desert
• Thal Desert
• Thar Desert

Geography of the Colorado Desert

• Alamo Canal
• Algodones Dunes
• All-American Canal
• Blue Angels Peak
• California Development Company
• Coachella Canal
• Coachella Valley
• Colorado River Aqueduct
• Coyote Mountain (California)
• Coyote Wash (California)
• Dos Palmas Spring
• Imperial Valley
• Lake Cahuilla
• Lake Cahuilla (reservoir)
• Lake Havasu
• List of lakes of the Colorado Desert
• Lower Colorado River Valley
• New River (Mexico–United States)
• Palm Canyon Wash (Coyote Wash tributary)
• Palm Canyon Wash (Whitewater River tributary)
• Parker Valley
• Salton Buttes
• Salton Sea
• Salton Sink
• South Fork Coyote Wash
• Tahquitz Falls
• Tumco Wash
• Vidal Valley

Landforms of Baja California

• Algodones Dunes
• Cerro Prieto
• Colorado River Delta
• El Carrizo Reservoir
• Goat Canyon (Tijuana River Valley)
• Gulf of California
• Gulf of Santa Catalina
• Isla Coronado
• Islands of Baja California
• La Bufadora
• Laguna Salada (Mexico)
• Mission San Borja Hot Springs
• Peninsular Ranges
• San Borja volcanic field
• San Matias Pass
• San Quintín Volcanic Field
• Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay
• Smuggler's Gulch

Mexicali Municipality

• Algodones Dunes
• Alto Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve
• Boroughs of Mexicali
• Calexico–Mexicali
• Ciudad Morelos, Baja California
• Compuertas Borough, Baja California
• Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California
• Jalapa, Baja California
• Laguna Salada (Mexico)
• Laguna Salada Fault
• Lerdo Landing
• Los Algodones
• Mexicali
• Mexicali International Airport
• Mexicali Municipality
• Michoacán de Ocampo, Baja California
• Morelos Dam
• Palóu Line
• Progreso, Baja California
• Querétaro, Baja California
• Santa Isabel, Baja California
• Venustiano Carranza, Baja California

National Natural Landmarks in California

• Año Nuevo State Park
• Algodones Dunes
• Amboy Crater
• Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
• Audubon Canyon Ranch
• Black Chasm Cave
• Black Star Canyon
• Burney Falls
• Cosumnes River Preserve
• Emerald Bay State Park
• Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern
• Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
• Hancock Park
• Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks
• Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
• La Brea Tar Pits
• Lake Shasta Caverns
• List of National Natural Landmarks in California
• Mitchell Caverns
• Mopah Range
• Mount Diablo
• Mount Shasta
• Point Lobos
• Rainbow Basin
• Rancho La Brea
• San Andreas Fault
• San Felipe Creek (Salton Sea)
• Tijuana River Estuary
• Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
• Trona Pinnacles
• Turtle Mountains (California)
• Vikingsholm

Protected areas of the Sonoran Desert

• Algodones Dunes
• Alto Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve
• Arivaca Creek
• Big Horn Mountains Wilderness
• Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge
• Black Dome (Arizona)
• Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
• Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
• Cabeza Prieta Wilderness
• Ciénega Creek
• Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
• El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
• Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
• Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
• Ironwood Forest National Monument
• Joshua Tree National Park
• Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
• Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
• Los Robles Archaeological District
• Madera Canyon (Arizona)
• McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
• Muggins Mountain Wilderness
• Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
• San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
• Santa Rita Experimental Range and Wildlife Area
• Skyline Regional Park
• Sonoran Desert National Monument
• Tumamoc Hill
• Tuzigoot National Monument
• White Tank Mountain Regional Park
• Willcox Playa

Salton Trough

• Algodones Dunes
• Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
• Brawley Seismic Zone
• Cerro Prieto
• Cerro Prieto Fault
• Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station
• Coachella Valley
• Colorado River Delta
• East Pacific Rise
• Gulf of California Rift Zone
• Imperial Fault Zone
• Imperial Valley
• Mexicali Municipality
• Niland Geyser
• Salton Buttes
• Salton Sea
• Salton Sink
• Salton Trough
• San Andreas Fault
• San Felipe Fault Zone

Sandboarding locations

• Algodones Dunes
• Death Valley National Park
• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
• Little Sahara (Kangaroo Island)
• Lucky Bay
• Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes
• Monte Kaolino
• Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
• Palm Springs, California
• Te Paki Sand Dunes

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algodones_Dunes

Also known as Glamis Dunes, Glamis Sand Dunes, Imperial Sand Dunes, Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, Imperial Sand Dunes Special Recreation Management Area, Imperial Sand Hills, North Algodones Dunes, North Algodones Dunes Wilderness.

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