Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert (Mongolian: Говь, ᠭᠣᠪᠢ, /ˈɡoʊbi/; Chinese: 戈壁; pinyin: gēbì) is a large, cold desert and grassland region in northern China and southern Mongolia and is the sixth largest desert in the world. The name of the desert comes from the Mongolian word Gobi, used to refer to all of the waterless regions in the Mongolian Plateau, while in Chinese Gobi is used to refer to rocky, semi-deserts such as the Gobi itself rather than sandy deserts.
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| Length | 1,500 km (930 mi) |
| Width | 800 km (500 mi) |
| Area | 1,295,000 km2 (500,000 sq mi) |
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| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Coordinates | 42.59°N 103.43°E |
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| Chinese | 戈壁 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Говь | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠭᠣᠪᠢ | ||||||||||||||||||
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