Unexpected satellites of hot deserts are sand dunes. The largest and most famous dunes are in Africa, Asia and Australia. But there is a small piece of such a desert in France. This is an amazing and incredible natural phenomenon. The thing is that there are few where there are such placers of sand in Europe, which also move, conquering new sections of sushi. It is such a dune that is in the saw.
What is interesting for tourists for a large sandy dune in a saw, France
A piece of a real sand desert, among trees, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the most popular attractions of nature for tourists in French Aquitaine. To make it convenient to climb the top of the hill, a special staircase was installed. Which is often covered with sand in windy weather.
What is interesting for tourists for a large sandy dune in a saw, France
Dune in the saw is located near the city of Bordeaux. Its volume, according to experts, is within 60 million. cubic meters of sand, its height – 107 m, length – about 3000 m, and width – about 500 m. The speed of movement of sand deeper into the mainland is 5-7 m per year. At the same time, the sand is corroded by the ocean due to erosion. And according to some estimates of scientists, once, this unique dune may be a gap (disappear).
By the way, the dune in the saw formed more than 8 thousand years ago. Its height in 1855 was only 35 m. That is, you can see that it has grown, and very much (72 m).
This miniature desert in the southwest of the country and 60 km from Bordeaux, every year is visited by more than 1 million tourists. They are attracted to white dazzling sea sand with a centuries -old pine forest adjacent to it and the Great Atlantic Ocean who splashes right away. The impressions are very bewitching. This beauty is especially noticeable from a bird’s eye view. From a height, the greatness and scale of the combination of sand, water and forests are very clearly visible. The right time to inspect this unique natural attraction is the morning hours. In the afternoon, there are many tourists and the beauty of a small desert is somewhat faded from numerous human silhouettes.
What is interesting for tourists for a large sandy dune in a saw, France
This dun was chosen by athletes. They arrange competitions of paraplanerists and deltaPlainerists here. Here they can see all the true beauty of this place with fantastic landscapes. And I am sure that many of these lucky ones take a video camera or camera with them to fly in a video in order to make a number of beautiful unique pictures of this amazing corner of nature.
