The Sandhills

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The Sandhills are a distinctive region of wind-shaped sand dunes, often noted for their sweeping, grass-stabilized landscapes and unique ecological character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
sand dune field ⓘ
climate continental climate ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dominantLandUse cattle grazing ⓘ
ranching ⓘ
hasBiodiversity grassland mammals ⓘ
prairie bird species ⓘ
wetland-dependent species ⓘ
hasConservationStatus relatively unplowed grassland ⓘ
hasEcosystemType mixed-grass prairie ⓘ
sandhills prairie ⓘ
linked to: The Sandhills
hasGeologicalOrigin wind-shaped dunes ⓘ
hasGeologicalProcess aeolian deposition ⓘ
hasHumanSettlementPattern sparsely populated ⓘ
hasHydrology high water table ⓘ
numerous wetlands ⓘ
shallow groundwater ⓘ
hasLandCover native grassland ⓘ
rangeland ⓘ
hasLandscapeType grass-stabilized sand dunes ⓘ
rolling sand hills ⓘ
hasRecreationType birdwatching ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
hasSoilType sandy soils ⓘ
hasTopography gently rolling hills ⓘ
low-relief dunes ⓘ
hasVegetation grassland ⓘ
prairie grasses ⓘ
isImportantFor cattle production ⓘ
groundwater recharge ⓘ
prairie conservation ⓘ
knownFor extensive grass-stabilized dunes ⓘ
relatively intact prairie ecosystem ⓘ
unique ecological character ⓘ
locatedIn Nebraska ⓘ
United States ⓘ
partOf Great Plains ⓘ
regionType rural region ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
groundwater depletion ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
underlainBy Ogallala Aquifer ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Wind-Curved Sandhills → alsoKnownAs → The Sandhills ⓘ
Niobrara River → flowsThrough → Nebraska Sandhills ⓘ
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Hartsville, South Carolina → region → Sandhills of South Carolina ⓘ
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Vass, North Carolina → region → Sandhills ⓘ
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North Loup River → locatedInRegion → Nebraska Sandhills ⓘ
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North Loup River → sourceRegion → Nebraska Sandhills ⓘ
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North Loup River → locatedInEcoregion → Sandhills ecoregion ⓘ
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Merriman, Nebraska → locatedInRegion → Sandhills of Nebraska ⓘ
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Loup River → flowsThrough → Nebraska Sandhills region ⓘ
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Nebraska Highway 2 → passesThrough → Nebraska Sandhills ⓘ
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Garden County, Nebraska → hasFeature → Sandhills region ⓘ
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Raeford, North Carolina → region → Sandhills ⓘ
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The Sandhills → hasEcosystemType → sandhills prairie ⓘ
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Nebraska's 3rd congressional district → contains → Sandhills region of Nebraska ⓘ
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Town of Bethune, South Carolina → region → Sandhills ⓘ
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Nebraska → hasRegion → Sandhills ⓘ
subject linked to: present-day Nebraska
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Snake River (Nebraska) → locatedIn → Sandhills region ⓘ
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Snake River (Nebraska) → flowsThrough → Nebraska Sandhills ⓘ
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Snake River (Nebraska) → hasEcosystem → Sandhills prairie ⓘ
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Central Nebraska → contains → Sandhills region (southern and eastern margins) ⓘ
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Valentine, Nebraska → locatedInRegion → Nebraska Sandhills ⓘ
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Valentine, Nebraska → transportHubFor → Sandhills region ⓘ
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south-central North Carolina → hasPhysiographicRegion → Sandhills ⓘ
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Burwell, Nebraska → isGatewayTo → Nebraska Sandhills ⓘ
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Burwell, Nebraska → region → Sandhills region of Nebraska ⓘ
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