Gobi

The vast rain-shadow desert of Mongolia and northern China, the cold desert of dinosaur fossils and caravan history.

Specifications & Metrics

area

~1.3 million km²

Core Principles & Analysis

• It is a cold desert: winter temperatures fall below −40 °C.
• The first confirmed dinosaur eggs in the world were found in its Flaming Cliffs in 1923.
• It grows — desertification pushes it a few kilometres further south each year.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Gobi