White Sands

White Sands

White Sands can refer to:

;Places:
*White Sands, New Mexico
*White Sands Missile Range (formerly the White Sands Proving Ground), a military installation in New Mexico hosting the United States Army [http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2007/space-071126-arnews01.htm White Sands Test Center] , the NASA White Sands Test Facility, and the NASA White Sands Space Harbor.
*White Sands National Monument, adjacent to missile range
* Another name for Whitesands, a town in Vanuatu
*White Sands Shopping Centre, in Pasir Ris, Singapore
*White Sands, Alberta, a summer village in Stettler County No. 6, Alberta, Canada

;Film:
* "White Sands" (film), a 1992 Warner Bros. motion picture directed by Roger Donaldson

;Businesses:
* [http://www.whitesands.com/ White Sands Technology, Inc.]


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