white sands

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What does white sands mean?

A desert in Tularosa Basin, New Mexico, United States, composed of white gypsum sand.

Where does white sands come from?

From white + sand. * (New Mexico): From the color of the sand, actually gypsum crystals, instead of feldspathic sand.

How to pronounce white sands

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