Duna Federico Kirbus

The Duna Federico Kirbus is the highest sand dune in the world, located in the northwest of Argentina, in the Catamarca Province. It has a height of 1,230 metres (4,035 ft), making it taller than the highest point of 53 UN-recognized sovereign states.[1] It is part of the Bolsón de Fiambalá, a semicircular sand valley.[2]

The dune is named after Argentine journalist and researcher Federico Kirbus, who discovered its real height. Duna Federico Kirbus is an example of a fixed-location, linear dune that does not move, although its surface is constantly modeled by the wind. Due to its high altitude and extremely dry climate, there is almost no vegetation..[3]

References

  1. ^ Soley, Jack (2022). The World's Greatest Sandboarding Destinations. p. 34. ISBN 9798360473794.
  2. ^ "The Highest Sand Dunes in the World". Sand-boarding.com. 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ "The largest dune in the world, Europe and Poland - sand giants". 2025-06-05. Retrieved 2026-03-11.

27°32′00″S 67°34′00″W / 27.5333°S 67.5667°W / -27.5333; -67.5667

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