A U-shaped sand dune with its open end facing upwind and its rounded, forward-pointing nose facing downwind, essentially the reverse orientation of a barchan dune, typically anchored and shaped by vegetation that stabilizes its trailing arms while the dune's center continues to migrate. Parabolic dunes are especially common in coastal and semi-arid settings where sparse vegetation partially controls the moving sand.
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A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand.
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