Gobi Desert
desert in China and Mongolia
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Summary
Gobi Desert is a desert[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,803 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: People's Republic of China[3], Mongolia[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Commons category: Gobi Desert[6]
- Highest point: Bogd Khan Mountain[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gobi Desert[8]
- Commons gallery: Gobi Desert[9]
- Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[15], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16]
- Ecoregion (WWF): Eastern Gobi Desert steppe[17], Alashan Plateau semi-desert[18], Gobi Lakes Valley desert steppe[19]
- Lowest point: Nemegt Basin[20]
- Native label: Говь[21], ᠭᠣᠪᠢ[22], 戈壁[23]
- Length: 1500 km[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 1547 m[25]
- Köppen climate classification: cold desert climate[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gobi Desert include GGobi[28], a statistical package[29].
Why It Matters
Gobi Desert has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for it include GGobi[28], a statistical package[29].