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Located at the northern end of the Chihuahuan desert, the Tularosa Basin is home to one of the world's greatest natural wonders. Covering 275 square miles of desert, the great wavelike dunes of white sand are a product of largest gypsum dune field in the world. Only a few species of plants grow fast enough to survive burial by the moving dunes, but several types of small animals have adapted by evolving to blend in with the sands' white color. An extraordinary place to visit, White Sands National Monument preserves this environment and the animals and plants that have made it home.
Visitor Information: (505) 679-2599 or (505) 479-6124, www.nps.gov/whsa |
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