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IN the interesting narrative of the cruise of the Challenger that appeared in NATURE (vol. xiv. p. 93), the wind-formed rocks and drift of the Bermudas are referred to. This probably will call attention to the much-neglected subject of wind driftage; but I sincerely trust Prof. Thomson and his Colleague will discard such an ill-advised name as “sand-glaciers” for the inundations of “Æolian” or “blowing sands.” The term glacier belongs to ice; beside, these sand-streams do not act like glaciers, their advance being more similar to that of a lava flow.
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KINAHAN, G. Wind Driftage. Nature 14, 191 (1876). https://doi.org/10.1038/014191a0
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