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	White Sands National Monument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		White Sands National Monument is well-known for its fields of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.
		White Sands National Monument (National Park Service website)
		The White Sands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located about 25km (15 miles) southwest of Alamogordo in the state of New Mexico.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_Sands_National_Monument (469 words)

	White Sands National Monument. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		White Sands National Monument (224 sq mi/580 sq km), Otero and Doña Ana cos., S central N.Mex., c.15 mi/24 km WSW of Alamogordo.
		Bounded N, W, and S by White Sands Missile Range.
		Region has flora and fauna adapted to conditions and characteristics, such as sand coloration, of the environment.
	www.bartleby.com /69/8/W02908.html (115 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search - White Sands National Monument
		White Sands National Monument preserves a major portion of the world's largest gypsum dune field, along with the distinctive plants and animals that have adapted to this harsh environment.
		The visitor center and adjacent seven buildings, built 1936-40, have been designated as the White Sands National Monument Historic District.
		Dunes Drive is closed during missile testing on the White Sands Missile Range.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/15107gd.htm (275 words)

	Southern New Mexico Travel and Tourism Information: Exploring White Sands National Monument
		Southern New Mexico Travel and Tourism Information: Exploring White Sands National Monument
		White Sands is aptly named: pure white gypsum sand covering over 146,000 acres, with dunes that tower above the Tularosa Valley.
		The almost ceaseless winds scour away the surrounding sand, isolating the pedestal by a dry moat of bare ground.
	www.southernnewmexico.com /Articles/Southeast/Otero/ExploringWhiteSandsNation.html (778 words)

	White Sands National Monument
		The missile range is located about 20 miles south of White Sands National Monument main entrance, and requires identification for any visit.
		Vast sand dunes of the White Sands National Park: The best place to hike in these dunes is the Alkali Flat Trail.
		White Sands Missile Range: The vast expanse of White Sands is the site where the first atomic bomb was tested in 1943, and where short range missiles are still tested.
	networks.cs.ucdavis.edu /~amitabha/WhiteSands (166 words)

	White Sands Desert, National Monument in New Mexico US - Full Screen QTVR panoramic image from panoramas.dk
		White Sands Desert, National Monument in New Mexico US - Full Screen QTVR panoramic image from panoramas.dk
		The White Sands is also called the White Sands Desert but this is not a desert of sand but a desert of gypsum, actually it is the world`s largest gypsum dune field.
		Most of the valley is occupied by the White Sands Missile Range, uninhabited and closed to the public.
	www.panoramas.dk /fullscreen2/full15.html (391 words)

	New Mexico - White Sands National Monument
		About half of the sands are within the boundaries of the White Sands National Monument, one of the most unusual and magical places in the Southwest.
		Wildlife: The dunes support a limited range of wildlife, some of which has evolved white colouration to match the surroundings, and exist as species unique to this region, such as a species of mouse, the white sands prairie lizard and the bleached earless lizard.
		Further into the monument there is little or no vegetation, just unbroken white landscape.
	www.americansouthwest.net /new_mexico/white_sands/national_monument.html (603 words)

	White Sands
		White Sands National Monument is located roughly 45 miles east of Las Cruces on U.S. Highway 70 between White Sands Missile Range and Holloman Air Force Base.
		The magnificent pure white gypsum dunes provide excellent recreation opportunities; visitors can picnic, "white sand surf" or just stroll through a portion of the 275 square-mile national monument.
		The monument is located 45 miles east of Las Cruces on Highway 70.
	www.lascrucescvb.org /html/white_sands_.html (98 words)

	Southern New Mexico Travel and Tourism Information: White Sands National Monument
		The well known dunes, part of White Sands National Monument and the Visitor Center, are located on U.S. Highway 70/82, 15 miles southwest of Alamogordo and 52 miles east of Las Cruces, New Mexico.
		White Sands lies in the mountain-ringed Tularosa Basin.
		The sparkling white dunes are ever-changing, ever-moving and ever-growing
	www.southernnewmexico.com /Articles/FederalLand/WhiteSands.html (619 words)

	Side Canyon: White Sands National Monument Guide, New Mexico's Chihuahuan Desert
		White Sands National Monument preserves a major portion of this ever-changing environment.
		Trinity is located on the northern end of the White Sands Missile Range between the towns of Carrizozo and Socorro.
		The rare White Sands Pupfish, the only fish native to the Tularosa Basin, can be found in Lost River, a stream that originates in the Sacramento Mountains.
	www.sidecanyon.com /features/deserts9a.htm (2097 words)

	White Sands National Monument: Description (DesertUSA)
		The unique, gleaming white dunes of White Sands National Monument are composed of gypsum washed into the Tularosa Basin from the nearby San Andres and Sacramento mountains.
		In 1907, Tom Charles moved from Kansas to Alamagordo and, together with local and national attempted to have the White Sands designated a national park.His efforts finally bore fruit many years later when 142,987 acres of White Sands was designated a national monument by President Herbert Hoover, April 29, 1934.
		Wildlife in the Monument, as in other desert areas, remains mostly underground during the heat of the day and emerges at night.
	www.desertusa.com /wsand/du_wsmdesc.html (1158 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - White Sands National Monument
		The Tularosa part of the rift valley is home to White Sands National Monument, the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
		The area of darker blue between the White Sands dune field and the San Andres Mountains is known as Alkali Flats.
		To the south of White Sands and to the west over the San Andres Mountains are yellow-tinged areas of quartz-based sand dunes.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16847 (305 words)

	White Sands Balloon Invitational
		Restrictions at the White Sands National Monument dictate a maximum number of balloons allowed each year to coexist with the ecological system at the White Sands.
		The White Sands Balloon Invitational began in 1992.
		It is an unfortunate fact that each year the Committee turns away more pilots than are accepted into the rally.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/7050 (111 words)

	White Sands National Monument : IRIS Education & Outreach
		View in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, located approximately 80 miles north of El Paso Texas, and in the White Sands Missile Range.
		White Sands National Monument : IRIS Education and Outreach
		An ancient lake bed is the source of the great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand that have engulfed 275 square miles of desert and have created the world's largest gypsum dune field.
	www.iris.edu /about/ENO/iows/8_2004a.htm (123 words)

	Travel Photography Forum: White Sands National Monument question.
		Keep in mind that the Monument is located entirely within White Sands Missile Range; therefore, access to the Monument can be restricted when WSMR is operating.
		While White Sands is great at sunset, I would recommend paying the $50 to get in early in before sunrise.
		There is back-country camping at White Sands and it has to be arranged through the park headquarters.
	www.photo.net /bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00AUoc (502 words)

	White Sands National Monument: A Wonder of Nature, in New Mexico
		White Sands National Monument is about twenty four kilometers southeast of the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico.
		White Sands National Monument is just one of the more unusual examples of America’s natural and cultural treasures.
		White Sands National Monument is part of America’s National Parks System.
	www.voanews.com /specialenglish/2005-09-18-voa3.cfm (1334 words)

	OCEDC Otero County Economic Development Council - Film Industry and Production
		Instructions for filming at White Sands National Monument and the Lincoln National Forest are available to assist in making your filming experience a wonderful success.
		You may obtain one from the Lincoln National Forest at the address and phone number below, or you can download one from www.fs.fed.us/recreation/permits/forms.htm.
		Vaccinations required for Horses brought into the Monument
	www.ocedc.com /film/filmpolicies.html (371 words)

	White Sands National Monument - Compare Prices, Reviews and Make Reservations at NexTag - Price - Review
		Between the majestic White Sands National Monument and the Sacramento Mountains lies the friendly town of Alamogordo, New Mexico and the...
		The White Sands National Monument, Space Hall and...
		The Holiday Inn Express Alamogordo Hotel is located near the White Sands National Monument, just 13 miles away.
	www.nextag.com /white-sands-national-monument/search-html (157 words)

	White Sands National Monument
		In this flat basin and range country is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of White Sands National Monument.
		Lake Lucero and the geologic origin of White Sands.
		The ever shifting dunes cover 275 square miles of desert with a fine, powdery white gysum sand.
	www.vivanewmexico.com /nm/se.ws.html (172 words)

	Southern New Mexico History
		White Sands National Monument is the world's largest outcropping of pure gypsum.
		Today, with White Sands Missile Range so near, retirees, and the rapid growth of Las Cruces, the Organ area is again nearing the 1,000 population mark.
		White Sands Missile Range headquarters is in Dona Ana County.
	www.huntel.com /~artpike/history.htm (5107 words)

	NATURAL WORLDS Journeys - White Sands National Monument
		The sand of White Sands National Monument is composed entirely of tiny crystals of selenite, a gypsum based mineral.
		NATURAL WORLDS Journeys - White Sands National Monument
		When the sun hits White Sands from the right angle, the landscape actually appears more yellow than white.
	www.naturalworlds.org /journeys/sands/whitesands/white_sands.htm (193 words)

	John F. Karpovich Travel Pictures - White Sands National Monument - Yucca Plant
		Not much survives in the white gypsum sand dunes at White Sands National Monument.
		Sometimes, the sand receeds around plants like this, but their root system often keeps the surrounding sand in place, forming large mounds upon which they sit waiting for the next wave of sand to be pushed by.
		They do this by continually growing upwards as the sand slowly buries their lower parts.
	www.cs.virginia.edu /~jfk3w/travel/wsnm_yucca.html (137 words)

	Woodalls Open Roads Forum: Just back from White Sands National Monument
		White Sands National Monument is truly one of the most spectacular places my family and I have ever visited.
		We signed up for the Lake Lucero Tour at White Sands National Monument, for Saturday, and it was worth it.
		While you are in the White Sands area check out the Space Musuem in Alamogordo and go on up the Mt. to Cloudcroft and down to Inn of the Mountain Gods for golf or slot machines in the Apache reservation on the way to Ruidosa.
	www.woodalls.com /cforum/Index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/14674833.cfm (452 words)

	White Sands National Monument Movie
		Snowplows carve roads between the dunes at the Monument.
		It recently rained, so the sand was wet...
	homepage.mac.com /stepheda/WhiteSandsNM/iMovieTheater225.html (17 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on White Sands National Monument at Epinions.com
		White Sands is a great place to relax, reflect and feel spiritual.
		White Sands is my favorite place in the world.
		It is miles and miles of pure white sand dunes, sandwiched between two mountain ranges.
	www.epinions.com /trvl-review-1EA6-D83A5BE-3883B953-bd1 (455 words)

	White Sands National Monument
		Here giant wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of the desert, the world's largest gypsum dune field.
	homepage.mac.com /niamey00/USA/PhotoAlbum52.html (33 words)

	White Sands National Monument Alamogordo, New Mexico (National Parks)
		About 15 miles southwest of Alamogordo on Hwy 70/82, the 146,535 acre White Sands National Monument is the source of rare gypsum sands as well as snow-white dunes that rise up to 60 feet above the Tularosa Valley floor.
		White Sands National Monument Alamogordo, New Mexico (National Parks)
		A visitor center presents the story of the origin and history of White Sands through exhibits and a sound-and-light program.
	www.ohwy.com /nm/w/whsanamo.htm (232 words)

	White Sands National Monument New Mexico USA
		White Sands National Monument is part of the world's largest gypsum dunefield, where glistening dunes rise 60 feet high and cover 275 square miles.
		The National Monument shares the massive area with White Sands Missile Range and Holloman Air Force Base.
		home / USA / States / New Mexico / White Sands National Monument
	www.strathlorntravel.co.uk /whitesands.asp (71 words)

	FamilyFun: White Sands National Monument
		Last year we discovered one of the world's great natural wonders -- White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
		White Sands was the most unexpected discovery of these.
		It's a sight you'll never forget, glistening white sand as far as you can see nestled between two mountain ranges.
	familyfun.go.com /family-travel/places/feature/doca0505seenational/doca0505seenational2.html (104 words)

	IUP Geoscience Virtual Field Trip 1999 -- White Sands National Monument
		IUP Geoscience Virtual Field Trip 1999 -- White Sands National Monument
		Bumble Bee and I would like to introduce you to White Sands National Monument in New Mexico.
		The larger white outlined image is the boundary of the dunes.
	www.iup.edu /fieldtrip/whitesands.html (314 words)

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