Råbjerg Mile

It is the largest moving dune in Northern Europe with an area of around 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) and a height of 40 m (130 ft) above sea level.

The dune leaves a low, moist layer of sand behind it, trailing back westwards towards Skagerrak, where the Mile originally formed more than 300 years ago.

[3] In northern Jutland in the 16th and 17th centuries, shifting dunes were a problem for the population: huge dunes, some stretching up to 7 km (4.3 mi) inland, drove them back from the coastal areas, but in the 19th century the government acted to alleviate the problem.

Although barren, the dune zone allowed limited sheep farming and some inshore fishing.

The dune is drifting out of the government-owned area and discussion over further conservation legislation is taking place.