A type of sand dune with a crescent shape, common in deserts with strong prevailing winds from one direction.
From Arabic 'barkhān' or similar variants, referring to specific desert formations. English adopted this term through Middle Eastern geographic studies.
Barcans are actually alive—they migrate across deserts inch by inch as wind reshapes them, and satellite imaging shows some have moved miles over decades!
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