The Duna Federico Kirbus is the highest sand
dune in the world, located in the northwest of
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, in the
Catamarca Province. It has a height of 1,230 metres (4,035 ft), the dune is taller than the highest point of 53 UN-recognised sovereign states. It is part of the Bolsón de Fiambalá, a semicircular sand valley.
The dune is named after Argentinian journalist and researcher
Federico Kirbus, who discovered its real height.
References
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Dunes of Argentina
Landforms of Catamarca Province