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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.
Geographical location [ edit ] Tsagaan Agui is located in Bayankhongor province (aimaq) in the southern foothills of the Gobi Altay Mountains at 44º 42´ 43.3” N, 101 º 10´13.4” E, about 40 km northeast of the Bayan Lig county (suum) administrative center, southwest of the Zuun Bogd Uul (Baga Bogd Uul) mountain range.
The Desert of Hami (Chinese: 哈密沙漠; pinyin: Hāmì Shāmò, Uyghur: Қумул Қумлуқи) is a section of the Gobi Desert in Xinjiang, China that occupies the space between the Tian Shan system on the north and the Nan-shan Mountains on the south, and is connected on the west with the Desert of Lop.
The Gobi Desert is located at the north of the plateau. Although the distance between the Gobi Desert and the Chinese Loess Plateau is quite far, it is possible that the loess can travel such a great distance. There are a few reasons why the source of loess is from the Gobi Desert and the sand deserts. [6] Prevailing wind: The prevailing wind ...
Gobi Altai mountain vole; Gobi argali; Gobi bear; Gobi big brown bat; Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park; Gobi jerboa; Gobi Lakes Valley desert steppe; Gobiderma; Gobiguania; Gobiosuchus; Gobipipus; Gobipteryx; Great Gobi A Strictly Protected Area; Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area; Great Green Wall (China) Great Lakes Basin desert steppe
Location Year listed UNESCO criteria Description Desert Landscapes of the Mongolian Great Gobi several sites 2014 viii, ix, x (natural) This nomination comprises three large areas in the Gobi Desert: Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area – Part A and Part B, and Small Gobi Strictly Protected Area – Part B. The harsh landscape with vast range ...
The modern-day Djadochta Formation is set in an arid habitat of sand dunes with little freshwater apart from oases and arroyos, in the Gobi Desert. The dominant lithology of the Djadochta Formation is represented by non-marine, cemented reddish-orange and pale orange to light gray, medium to fine-grained sands and sandstones , which include ...
The Hexi Corridor is located in western Gansu province, bordered to the south by the Qilian Mountains and to the north by the Gobi Desert.It extends for approximately 1,000–1,200 kilometres (620–750 mi) from Wushao Mountain in the south to Dunhuang in the north, [1] [2] and covers around 276,000 square kilometres (107,000 sq mi).