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Canada has a pocket of sand dunes

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Despite its reputation as a frozen tundra, the Great White North harbors a tiny pocket of sand dunes in British Columbia. It is completely cut off from typical arid zones, making it an absurd geographical glitch. It proves that nature occasionally enjoys mocking our stereotypes.

Canada has a pocket of sand dunes
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