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    The Gobi Desert is a large desert region located in East Asia that spans parts of China and Mongolia. It has an area of around 1.3 million square kilometers, making it the sixth largest desert in the world. The desert stretches over 1,500 kilometers from west to east and 800 kilometers from north to south at its widest point. It covers sections of northern and northwestern China as well as southern Mongolia.

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    The Gobi Desert is a large desert region located in East Asia that spans parts of China and Mongolia. It has an area of around 1.3 million square kilometers, making it the sixth largest desert in the world. The desert stretches over 1,500 kilometers from west to east and 800 kilometers from north to south at its widest point. It covers sections of northern and northwestern China as well as southern Mongolia.

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    Gobi Desert

    The Gobi Desert (Chinese: 戈壁 (沙漠), Mongolian: Говь (ᠭᠣᠪᠢ)) (/ˈɡoʊbi/) is a large desert or
    brushland region in East Asia,[1] and is the sixth largest desert in the world.[2]
    Gobi Desert

    Length 1,500 km (930 mi)

    Width 800 km (500 mi)

    Area 1,295,000 km2 (500,000 sq mi)

    Naming

    Native name 戈壁 (沙漠) (Chinese)


    Говь (ᠭᠣᠪᠢ) (Mongolian)

    Geography

    Countries China and Mongolia

    State Ömnögovi and Sükhbaatar

    Region Inner Mongolia

    Coordinates 42.59°N 103.43°E (https://geohack.toolforge.org/


    geohack.php?pagename=Gobi_Desert&params=4
    2.59_N_103.43_E_dim:1000000_type:river)  
    Gobi Desert

    Chinese name

    Chinese 戈壁

    Transcriptions

    Standard Mandarin

    Hanyu Pinyin Gēbì

    IPA [kɤ́.pî]

    other Mandarin

    Xiao'erjing ‫ْق ِب‬

    Mongolian name

    Mongolian Cyrillic Говь

    Mongolian script
    ᠭᠣᠪᠢ

    Transcriptions

    SASM/GNC Gowĭ

    Geography

    Climate

    Conservation, ecology, and economy

    Desertification

    Ecoregions
    History

    See also

    Citations

    General references

    Further reading

    External links

    Retrieved from
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
    title=Gobi_Desert&oldid=1126105094"

    Last edited 15 days ago by Vsmith

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