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Saturday, April 23, 2016

THE SURREAL ICE CREAM DUNES OF AUSTRALIA - sand dunes that seem to be cool, but are sweltering hot

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Another Earth: Stunning photos capture Australia's other-worldly 'Ice Cream Dunes' where the sand is so pale it looks like snow
  • Jordan Cantelo from Perth found the sand dunes outside of a coastal town of Lancelin in Western Australia, where they run for 50 miles
  • Nicknamed the 'Ice Cream Dunes' they can reach up to 98ft in height and run for almost 50 miles along the coast
  • The sand is so pale that it looks like snow giving the impression the images are of an arctic tundra

Want a flake in that? The rippling surrounds have been nicknamed 'Ice Cream Dunes' and in some shots look good enough to eat

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Jordan said: 'It's surreal to walk through the sand dunes, as it is so silent and you can almost lose yourself in the idea that you are on another world.'



Another Earth: Photographer Jordan Cantelo captured images of the beautiful white sand dunes of the north of Perth at a coastal town named Lancelin


 While the ocean is only a couple of hundred meters away, Jordan claimed that it was easy to forget he was on the coast and even felt like he was wandering through the surreal landscape of another planet.
 
These stunning vistas look like they are part of an arctic tundra with the sand looking like snow, but they are sweltering to see in real life 
 

Jordan said: 'The dunes look like they're covered in snow, but actually it's because the sand is so pale. It's much hotter than the pictures would have you believe. It's surreal to walk through the sand dunes, as it is so silent and you can almost lose yourself in the idea that you are on another world.

Lonely planet: The sand dunes for almost 50 miles along the Western Australian coast and can reach up to 30m in height

'Most of the time you can walk around and not see anybody else, let alone realise that the sea is still so close by. Walking over the dunes is very satisfying and it instantly makes you feel more relaxed.

'I have a passion for being out and about in nature and where I have grown up is arguably one of the most beautiful places in the world.'


While the ocean is only a couple of hundred metres away, Jordan claimed that it was easy to forget he was on the coast and even felt like he was wandering through the surreal landscape of another planet


While the ocean is only a couple of hundred metres away, Jordan claimed that it was easy to forget he was on the coast and even felt like he was wandering through the surreal landscape of another planet


Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3555100/Another-Earth-Stunning-photos-capture-Australia-s-worldly-Ice-Cream-Dunes-sand-pale-looks-like-snow.html

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