Canada

People say a giant beaver created an entire landscape of sand in Canada.

The beaver is Canada’s national animal. But according to a story among the Dene people of northern Canada, three giant beavers once threatened humans.

A giant set out to stop them. By a great lake, he fought one of the beavers. During the struggle, the beaver kicked away all the trees, leaving only sand behind.

The gigant won. According to the story, the dunes got their red colour from the beaver’s blood.

Today, they’re the world’s northernmost dunes, bare and still moving with the wind. You can only reach the dunes by floatplane or boat.