Barking Sands

Barking Sands

Barking Sands is a beach on the island of Kaua'i in the Pacific Ocean. It is the location of Pacific Missile Range Facility, a rocket launch site for the United States Navy, and is also used for testing missile defense systems.

See also

* Singing sand

External links

* [http://www.astronautix.com/sites/barsands.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/pmrf.htm Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF)/ NS Barking Sands]


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