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Gobi Desert
desert

The Gobi Desert is expanding due to desertification, particularly on its southern edge into China, where 3,600 km² of grassland is overtaken every year.

Gobi
China/Mongolia
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Gobi

China/Mongolia

Area
1.29M km²
Type
Cold
Countries
China/Mongolia
3rd largest desert in the world

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.

From the “Desertification” section

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