Talk:Erg (landform)

Interwiki links
I've added some interwikis. The German one, Erg (Sahara), isn't perfect, since its scope is limited to the Sahara, but it's pretty close. Melchoir 03:41, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Largest Dessert
Technically speaking Antarctica is the world's largest dessert not the Sahara as mentioned on line 4 in the first paragraph. Pel99 18, February, 2007
 * Looks like it has been corrected. By the way, it's desert, dessert is slightly different :) Richard001 03:29, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Maybe Pel99 meant (Ant)arctic roll? 86.148.48.248 (talk) 15:03, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

GA nomination
I've had a read of the article and checked it against the criteria. There being no major problems, I've passed it. All I can suggest is adding an image to go with the extraterrestrial ergs, if possible. The list of ergs was a little long so I made a second column. Although it's not a problem with the article itself, it would definitely look better with few red links.

As for length, it is a little short, but I'm not sure how extensive the article should and could be. I don't see length as a problem, but going into greater depth would in no way harm the article either. This is only the first review I've done, and I know very little about the subject, so comments from more experienced editors would be welcome. Richard001 03:24, 28 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Another possibility is creating an image gallery on Commons to go with the article. I can't find anything there on ergs in particular. Richard001 09:16, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

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Contradiction ?
North American deserts’ 2-percent coverage makes that continent’s deserts the least sandy. North America has no ergs as a result. The continent’s largest dune fields—the Algodones in CALIFORNIA, White Sands in NEW MEXICO, and Great Sand Dunes in COLORADO—are too small to qualify as ergs. ... but in the wikipedia article, it states ; The only active erg in North America is in the Gran Desierto de Altar that extends from the Sonoran Desert in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora to the Yuma Desert of Arizona and the Algodones Dunes of southeastern California. An erg that has been fixed by vegetation forms the Nebraska Sandhills. ... what is correct here ? --Just2correct (talk) 14:45, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Edit ; nevermind, because Mexico is also in North America, and that article is contradicting itself --Just2correct (talk) 15:18, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Both Algodones and white sands are well above the size limit for ergs.62.44.135.225 (talk) 07:30, 28 August 2021 (UTC)