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4 unusual facts about White Sands National Monument


Aleptina arenaria

Gypsum sand is the substrate of the white dune field at White Sands National Monument.

Ernst Haas

In 1952 Haas hitchhiked across the United States to White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, planning to photograph Native Americans.

I Could Not Ask for More

The Sara Evans music video features her in White Sands National Monument singing the song in different outfits and frequently sitting in different chairs throughout the video.

Protogygia comstocki

It is found in the White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico as well as the Hanford Central and Wahluke dunes in Washington.



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