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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado

The Sangre de Cristo Mountains of south-central Colorado stretch dramatically from top left to lower right of this astronaut photograph. The mountains are outlined by dark green forests at lower elevations and white, snow-capped peaks at the highest elevations. Dun-colored dunes are banked up on the west side of the mountains. These dunes make up the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

Published Jan 21, 2008

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Sand Dunes, Marzuq Sand Sea, Southwest Libya
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Sand Dunes, Marzuq Sand Sea, Southwest Libya

This astronaut photograph shows classic large and small sand masses of the central Sahara Desert, where wind is a more powerful land-shaping agent than water.

Published Jan 19, 2009

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

The dunes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan are a geological wonder.

Published Jun 26, 2016

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St. Anthony Sand Dunes, Idaho
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St. Anthony Sand Dunes, Idaho

White sand dunes spill across the Snake River Plain in a wide arc in this detailed, photo-like image acquired by the Advanced Land Imager on NASA’s EO-1 satellite on September 25, 2010.

Published Sep 29, 2010

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A Monumental Addition in California
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A Monumental Addition in California

Three new national monuments in Southern California connect with existing protected areas to form the world’s second-largest desert preserve.

Published Mar 13, 2016

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Denali National Park
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Denali National Park

Published Aug 2, 2005

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Acadia National Park
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Acadia National Park

Mountains and hills roll right up to the Atlantic Ocean in this rocky landscape that became the first national park east of the Mississippi River.

Published Jul 31, 2016

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Sequoia National Park
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Sequoia National Park

Acquired October 22, 2008, this true-color image of Sequoia National Park shows a network of varied ecosystem, including conifer forests, river valleys, alpine vegetation, and bare rocks.

Published Nov 15, 2009

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Registan Dunes
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Registan Dunes

Published Feb 3, 2004

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Har Nuur, Mongolia
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Har Nuur, Mongolia

Acquired June 12, 2010, this natural-color image shows camel-colored sand dunes marching past Mongolia’s Har Nuur.

Published Jun 27, 2010

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Rocky Mountain National Park
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Rocky Mountain National Park

Summertime exposes the diversity of landscapes in Rocky Mountain National Park, from the high-elevation alpine tundra to the forested subalpine zone.

Published Jul 19, 2016

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Saguaro National Park
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Saguaro National Park

The park encompasses about 37,000 hectares of the Sonora Desert.

Published Jul 24, 2005

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Minute Man National Historical Park
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Minute Man National Historical Park

Sites relevant to the start of the American Revolutionary War are interspersed throughout the modern-day Boston metropolitan region.

Published Jul 4, 2016

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Birthday Wishes for Shenandoah National Park
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Birthday Wishes for Shenandoah National Park

Americans celebrate the 75th anniversary of Shenandoah National Park, just 75 miles from Washington, DC, but worlds away in spirit.

Published Jun 25, 2011

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