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Lençóis Maranhenses

1 story Updated October 20, 2026

Photograph · Rocsilva / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Freshwater lagoons between white sand dunes in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil.

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