Médanos refers to

Posted on August 31st, 2007 in Uncategorized by admin

In South America, the word médanos refers to continental dunes whereas dunas refers to dunes of coastal origin. Médanos may be vegetated or unvegetated dunes. For example, the médanos of La Pampa in Argentina are mostly vegetated dunes with occasional blowouts.

Médanos may also refer to:

  • Médanos de Coro National Park, Venezuela
  • El Médano, Spain


See also

  • Dune

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