Sable Island: the Strange Origins and Curious History of a Dune Adrift in the Atlantic.(Brief Article)

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About an hour's plane ride due east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, sits Sable Island. It's about 30 miles long and not much more than a dune. There is nothing between it and Europe. There is not one tree on Sable Island, and no vegetation reaches a height of more...

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