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Swirly Sands

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Friday, 17th June 2005

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Here’s an absolutely fantastic image of what can only be described as swirly sands on Core Sound at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It seems that we’re looking at sand ridges under the water and the channels running through them. Wonderful picture, many thanks to Pat Suwalski :-D

Swirly Sands

9 Responses to 'Swirly Sands'

  1. 1. GDorn says:

    I think maybe the link is broken. Possibly.

  2. 2. Phred says:

    Also in NC and dealing with moving sand…

    Jockey Ridge State Park
    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

    From their web site:
    “Jockey’s Ridge is the tallest natural sand dune system in the Eastern United States.”

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    3. Alex says:

    GDorn, the link seems fine to me? How do you mean, ‘possibly’?

  4. 4. Holgi says:

    What is this? An underwater-garden?

    In the South-West of the Picture above:
    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

  5. 5. Brittany says:

    it’s atlantis!! lol

  6. 6. Dave says:

    Fish farming, probably.

  7. 7. The Govinator says:

    Fish farms, or maybe like clam or oyster farms

  8. 8. Joe Brooks says:

    Does anyone else see the smiley face that is being covered/uncovered by the swirly sands?

  9. 9. The Govinator says:

    Do you mean the little island a little north-west of the swirls… i think aliens put it there

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