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The Taklamakan Desert (/ ˌ t æ k l ə m ə ˈ k æ n / TAK-lə-mə-KAN) is a desert in northwest China's Xinjiang region. Located inside the Tarim Basin in Southern Xinjiang , it is bounded by the Kunlun Mountains to the south, the Pamir Mountains to the west, the Tian Shan range to the north, and the Gobi Desert to the east.
Bronze Age herder burials have been found in the Gobi desert, as well as Karasuk bronze knives, and Mongolian deer stones. [21] Between 5000 cal BP and 4500 cal BP there was a period of desertification. [21] [22] Due to the increasing aridity between 3500 cal BP and 3000 cal BP there was a decline in human habitation in the Gobi desert.
Map of China and the Gobi Desert. Desertification, which involves either human or natural activity changing normal humid areas to dry desert conditions [13], is a large and increasing problem faced by modern China. 29.7% of China had been desertified by the year 2000, with the rate of change increasing almost every year [13]. 3,600 km 2 (1,400 sq mi) of Chinese grassland is overtaken every ...
Wild Bactrian camels in the Gobi desert Several actions have been initiated by the governments of China and Mongolia to conserve this species, including ecosystem-based management . Two programmes instituted in this respect are the Great Gobi Reserve A in Mongolia, set up in 1982; and the Lop Nur Wild Camel National Nature Reservein China ...
It covers an area of 49,000 square kilometers (19,000 sq mi; 12,000,000 acres). By size it is the third largest desert in China. This desert is home to some of the tallest stationary dunes on Earth, with some reaching a height of more than 500 meters (1,600 ft; 0.31 mi), although most average at around 200 meters (660 ft).
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The Alashan Plateau semi-desert ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1302) covers the southwestern portion of the Gobi Desert where precipitation in the mountains is sufficient for a short part of the summer to support sparse plant life. The terrain is basin and range, with elevations from 1,000 to 2,500 metres (3,300 to 8,200 ft).