White Sands National Monument
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings, Travel, Pictorials, Museums, Tours, & Points of Interest
| Author: | Joseph T. Page II | ISBN: | 9781439644362 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | December 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joseph T. Page II |
| ISBN: | 9781439644362 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | December 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
The world�s largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Service�s southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Army�s White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsum�s beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monument�s stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.
The world�s largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Service�s southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Army�s White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsum�s beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monument�s stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.
