LATVIA

LATVIA / LATVIJA.

Nature monuments.
The White Dune (Baltā Kāpa).
Stamp issued on 24.03.2007.
Face value: 22 Latvia santims.
Design: Ludis Danilāns (b. 1956).
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 3,120,000 copies.
Size: 32 x 32 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 697.
- Michel No. 698.
- StampWorld No. 689.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 695.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 672.

The White Dune (Baltā Kāpa) is an asymmetric undulating sand cliff between 15 and 21 m (49 and 69 ft) high on the banks of the Lielupe River. Its northern slope, between 100 and 200 m (328 and 656 ft) long, is flat, while its shorter southern slope, between 30 and 50 m (98 and 164 ft) is steep. It is located between the towns of Priedaine and Vārnukrogs, in the eastern part of the municipality of Jūrmala. The dune was formed when the Liliupe was connected with the Daugava, due to the displacement, by the wind, of large masses of sand. Since 1991 it has been classified as a natural phenomenon of geological interest and in an area of 32 ha it enjoys protection of local importance.