Błędów Desert
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Błędów Desert is a rare inland sand desert in southern Poland, known for its extensive dunes and unique, almost desert-like landscape.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ inland dune field ⓘ |
| climate | temperate continental ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 350 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial and fluvial processes ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Pustynia Błędowska ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea |
12 square miles
ⓘ
32 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | partially protected area ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
contrasting forest and dune landscape
ⓘ
moving sand in exposed areas ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
grass and shrub communities
ⓘ
pine forest patches ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint |
Chechło viewpoint
ⓘ
Klucze viewpoint ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive sand dunes
ⓘ
rare inland desert landscape ⓘ unique dune ecosystem ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Silesian–Cracow Upland
ⓘ
surface form:
Olkusz Upland and Silesian Upland
|
| locatedIn |
Silesian Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Poland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dąbrowa Górnicza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olkusz ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Błędów
ⓘ
Chechło ⓘ Klucze ⓘ |
| partOf |
Natura 2000 network
ⓘ
surface form:
Natura 2000 network (in some sections)
Silesian–Cracow Upland ⓘ
surface form:
Silesian Upland
|
| subjectOf |
ecological restoration projects
ⓘ
geomorphological research ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
sand dunes
ⓘ
sandy plains ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
land use change
ⓘ
vegetation encroachment ⓘ |
| underlainBy |
Triassic bedrock
ⓘ
thick sand deposits ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
ⓘ
military training in the 20th century ⓘ nature observation ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.