Tengger Desert

The Tengger Desert (Mongolian: Тэнгэр цөл, Chinese: 腾格里沙漠; pinyin: Ténggélǐ Shāmò; lit.: 'Sky Desert') is an arid natural region that covers about 36,700 km2 and is mostly in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China.

Tengger Desert

Тэнгэр цөл / 腾格里沙漠
Landscape of the southern fringe of the Tengger Desert
Map of China with Inner Mongolia highlighted in orange and Alxa League, where the desert is located, highlighted in red.
CountryChina
Area
  Total36,700 km2 (14,200 sq mi)
Elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)

The desert is expanding in size.[1]

Features

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See also

References

  1. Haner, Josh, et al. (24 October 2016). Living in China's Expanding Deserts, The New York Times


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