The Desert of Maine is a natural curiosity and tourist attraction whose main feature is a 40-acre (160,000 m2) expanse of barren glacial dunes in the town of Freeport, Maine, in the United States. The area was devegetated by poor farming practices in the 19th century. Climatically, the Desert of Maine is not classified as a desert, as it receives an abundance of precipitation. The site is preserved as a natural curiosity, hosting a gift shop, a sand museum, and a farm museum.
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| - Desert of Maine (de)
- Desert of Maine (en)
- Désert du Maine (fr)
- Deserto de Maine (pt)
- Пустыня штата Мэн (ru)
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| - Die Desert of Maine (de.: Wüste von Maine) ist eine Binnendünenlandschaft im US-Bundesstaat Maine. Sie liegt etwa vier Kilometer westlich des Stadtzentrums von Freeport (Cumberland County) in einem Kiefernwald. (de)
- Le Désert du Maine est une formation naturelle de 16 hectares située près de la ville de Freeport, dans l'État du Maine, aux États-Unis. Il est le résultat d'une érosion glaciaire, composée de fins grains rocheux semblables à du sable. Le Désert du Maine n'est pas un vrai désert, puisqu'il reçoit d'abondantes précipitations et est entouré d'une végétation assez importante. (fr)
- Пустыня штата Мэн (англ. Desert of Maine) — участок среди соснового леса, покрытый ледниковым лёссом (англ. glacial silt), расположен в округе Камберленд, штат Мэн, США, в четырёх километрах к западу от города Фрипорт. (ru)
- The Desert of Maine is a natural curiosity and tourist attraction whose main feature is a 40-acre (160,000 m2) expanse of barren glacial dunes in the town of Freeport, Maine, in the United States. The area was devegetated by poor farming practices in the 19th century. Climatically, the Desert of Maine is not classified as a desert, as it receives an abundance of precipitation. The site is preserved as a natural curiosity, hosting a gift shop, a sand museum, and a farm museum. (en)
- O Deserto de Maine é uma área de 160.000m² de solo composto por silte de eras glaciais, localizado em uma floresta de pinheiros na cidade de Freeport, no estado de Maine, Região Nordeste dos Estados Unidos. Foi originado quando a Família Tuttle arrendou o sítio em 1797. Falhas na rotação de culturas combinados com o apuramento e o sobrepastoreio deixaram o solo exposto à erosão, tendo dunas com substâncias parecidas com a areia, tendo a aparição do silte. A fazenda é preservada, tendo uma loja de presentes, um museu de areia e um museu próprio da Fazenda. (pt)
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| - Die Desert of Maine (de.: Wüste von Maine) ist eine Binnendünenlandschaft im US-Bundesstaat Maine. Sie liegt etwa vier Kilometer westlich des Stadtzentrums von Freeport (Cumberland County) in einem Kiefernwald. (de)
- The Desert of Maine is a natural curiosity and tourist attraction whose main feature is a 40-acre (160,000 m2) expanse of barren glacial dunes in the town of Freeport, Maine, in the United States. The area was devegetated by poor farming practices in the 19th century. Climatically, the Desert of Maine is not classified as a desert, as it receives an abundance of precipitation. The land that encompasses the Desert of Maine was purchased by the Tuttle family in 1821. Like other Maine farmers of the era who were struggling to compete in an expanding agricultural market, the Tuttles’ methods of farming gradually depleted the soil of essential nutrients. Combined with overgrazing by large numbers of sheep, the widespread erosion of the Tuttles’ topsoil exposed a deposit of glacial sand that was lying underneath. The initially exposed small patch of sand gradually spread and overtook the entire farm. The Tuttles abandoned the land in 1890. For years, it was known as "the sand farm" and it was a popular local feature. The farmhouse burned down in 1919. In 1926, Henry Goldrup purchased the land for $400 ($7.50/acre), and converted it to a tourist attraction. The site is preserved as a natural curiosity, hosting a gift shop, a sand museum, and a farm museum. (en)
- Le Désert du Maine est une formation naturelle de 16 hectares située près de la ville de Freeport, dans l'État du Maine, aux États-Unis. Il est le résultat d'une érosion glaciaire, composée de fins grains rocheux semblables à du sable. Le Désert du Maine n'est pas un vrai désert, puisqu'il reçoit d'abondantes précipitations et est entouré d'une végétation assez importante. (fr)
- Пустыня штата Мэн (англ. Desert of Maine) — участок среди соснового леса, покрытый ледниковым лёссом (англ. glacial silt), расположен в округе Камберленд, штат Мэн, США, в четырёх километрах к западу от города Фрипорт. (ru)
- O Deserto de Maine é uma área de 160.000m² de solo composto por silte de eras glaciais, localizado em uma floresta de pinheiros na cidade de Freeport, no estado de Maine, Região Nordeste dos Estados Unidos. Foi originado quando a Família Tuttle arrendou o sítio em 1797. Falhas na rotação de culturas combinados com o apuramento e o sobrepastoreio deixaram o solo exposto à erosão, tendo dunas com substâncias parecidas com a areia, tendo a aparição do silte. O trecho inicial, de pequenas extensões, com o passar dos anos foi se estendendo e cobriu a fazenda inteira. A Família Tuttle deixou a fazenda em 1919 quando ela foi comprada por U$300 para Henry Goldrup, que a converteu em uma atração turística em 1925. A fazenda é preservada, tendo uma loja de presentes, um museu de areia e um museu próprio da Fazenda. (pt)
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