Tottori Sand Dunes

Photograph by Hideyuki Katagiri

The Tottori sand dunes the largest in Japan rise toward the horizon in the country s south. The coastal dunes were formed by sand and wind over 100,000 years. In the distance, lighted squid-fishing boats bob on the Sea of Japan.

This photo was submitted to the 2014 National Geographic Photo Contest .

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