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Origin of Sand—Sand now Carried to the Sea—Beach Sands of Northern

Africa—Sands of Egypt—Sand Dunes and Sand Plains—Coast Dunes—Sand

Banks—Character of Dune Sand—Interior Structure of Dunes—Geological

Importance of Dunes—Dunes on American Coasts—Dunes of Western

Europe—Age, Character, and Permanence of Dunes—Dunes as a Barrier

against the Sea—Encroachments of the Sea—Liimfjord—Coasts of

Schleswig-Holstein, Netherlands, and France—Movement of Dunes—Control

of Dunes by Man—Inland Dunes—Inland Sand Plains