Sand dunes are a characteristic example of which type of landforms?
Aeolian Depositional Landforms
Sand dunes form when wind picks up and transports loose sand particles and then deposits them once its carrying capacity drops, typically in deserts or along coastlines.
Since wind is the erosional and depositional agent responsible for their formation, sand dunes are classified as Aeolian (wind-formed) depositional landforms.
Canyon and fluvial erosional landforms are shaped by rivers, while karst landforms are shaped by the dissolution of soluble rock such as limestone — none of these processes form sand dunes.
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