What deserts are there in China?

The deserts in China are: Taklimakan Desert, Gurbantunggut Desert, Badain Jaran Desert, Qaidam Basin Desert and Kubuqi Desert.

Taklimakan desert 1

Located in the center of Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang, with an area of 357,300 square kilometers, it is the largest desert in China and the second largest mobile desert in the world. The administrative scope includes parts of Aksu, Kashgar, Hotan and Bazhou.

2. Gurbantunggut Desert

Located in the middle of Junggar Basin in northern Xinjiang, with an area of 56,800 square kilometers, it is the largest fixed and semi-fixed desert in China. The administrative scope includes Changji and Altay.

3. Badain Jaran Desert

Located on the southwest edge of Inner Mongolia Plateau, the administrative area includes Ejina Banner and Alashan Right Banner. It is about 270 kilometers long from east to west and 220 kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of 55,000 square kilometers. It is the third largest desert in China, with more than 65438+100000 square kilometers in the northwest. So far, there is no human footprint.

4. Desert in Qaidam Basin

Located in Qaidam Basin, Qinghai Province, northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an area of 1.70 million square kilometers and an altitude of 2,500-3,000 meters, it is the highest desert in China. The desert in Qaidam Basin is the sixth largest desert in China.

5. Kubuqi Desert

Located in the north of Ordos Plateau in Inner Mongolia, with an area of about 13900 square kilometers. Kubuqi means "bowstring" in Mongolian. It is 400 kilometers long and 50 kilometers wide, and the sand dunes are 10-60 meters high. Like a Huanglong, it spans between the three flags in Inner Mongolia. Kubuqi Desert is the seventh largest desert in China and the closest desert to Beijing, and it is one of the sources of sandstorms in Beijing.

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