PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
GREAT INDIAN DESERT
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Barchans
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Detailed explanation-1: -barchan, also spelled Barkhan, crescent-shaped sand dune produced by the action of wind predominately from one direction. One of the commonest types of dunes, it occurs in sandy deserts all over the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Barchan dunes are crescent or half-moon shaped, and are thus also called crescentic dunes. They form where conditions are ideal. They require a flat landscape, winds from only one direction, and limited sand.
Detailed explanation-3: -A barchan is a moving sand dune in the shape of a crescent. Barchans are primarily exposed to wind from one direction. They live in sandy deserts.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Barchans is a group of small snow-capped islands marking the west end of the Argentine Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago.
Detailed explanation-5: -[ bär-kän′ ] A large, crescent-shaped dune lying at right angles to the prevailing wind and having a steep, concave leeward side with the crescent tips pointing downwind. Barchan dunes form on flat, hard surfaces where the sand supply is limited.