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Gobi Desert

The Gobi Desert is a large, cold desert and grassland region in southern Mongolia and North China. It is the sixth-largest desert in the world.

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Area
1,295,000 km2 (500,000 mi2)
Countries
Mongolia · China
Length
1,500 km (930 mi)
Native name
戈壁 (沙漠) (Chinese) · Говь (ᠭᠣᠪᠢ) (Mongolian)
Region
Mongolia, Inner Mongolia
State
Ömnögovi · Sükhbaatar · Govi-Altai

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Geography

Climate

Conservation, ecology, and economy

Desertification

Ecoregions

History

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Gobi Desert

Nodes222
Edges221
Triples75
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009009
Components1

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Gobi Desert

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related to Ecoregions · 29
Gobi Desert → Alashan Plateau, Altai, China, China's Xinjiang, China-Kazakhstan, Desert, Dzungarian Basin, Eastern Gobi, Emin Valley, Gobi, Gobi Altai, Gobi Lakes Valley, Helan Mountains, Inner Mongolian Plateau, It, Khangai Mountains, Lop, Mongolia, Mongolian-Manchurian, Pamirs
related to European and American exploration · 11
Gobi Desert → American, Among, European, Gobi, Kazakhs, Mongolian, Mongols, The, The Gobi, The Gobi Desert, Uyghurs
related to Desertification · 7
Gobi Desert → China, China's, Dust, However, The, The Gobi Desert, This
related to history · 7
Gobi Desert → Gobi, Lisa Janz, Oasis, Oasis II, Oasis III, There, They
related to Conservation, ecology, and economy · 4
Gobi Desert → Archeologists, Mongolia, Nemegt Basin, The Gobi Desert
State · 3
Gobi Desert → Govi-Altai, Sükhbaatar, Ömnögovi
Countries · 2
Gobi Desert → China, Mongolia
Native name · 2
Gobi Desert → Говь (ᠭᠣᠪᠢ) (Mongolian), 戈壁 (沙漠) (Chinese)
is a · 2
Gobi Desert → large, source of many important fossil finds
Area · 1
Gobi Desert → 1,295,000 km2 (500,000 mi2)

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Important terminology

gobi desert plateau mountains ft mongolia northern west range great south ranges southern north mongolian area east low china mi

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Gobi DesertArea1,295,000 km2 (500,000 mi2)1.00infobox
Gobi DesertCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Gobi DesertCountriesMongolia1.00infobox
Gobi DesertCountriesChina1.00infobox
Gobi DesertLength1,500 km (930 mi)1.00infobox
Gobi DesertNative name戈壁 (沙漠) (Chinese)1.00infobox
Gobi DesertNative nameГовь (ᠭᠣᠪᠢ) (Mongolian)1.00infobox
Gobi DesertRegionMongolia, Inner Mongolia1.00infobox
Gobi DesertStateÖmnögovi1.00infobox
Gobi DesertStateSükhbaatar1.00infobox
Gobi DesertStateGovi-Altai1.00infobox
Gobi DesertWidth800 km (500 mi)1.00infobox
Gobi Desertis alarge0.90text
Gobi Desertis asource of many important fossil finds0.90text

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