Gobi Desert

E16373

cold desert desert geographical region natural region

The Gobi Desert is a vast cold desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia, known for its harsh climate, sparse vegetation, and role as part of the historical Mongol Empire and Silk Road.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Gobi Desert canonical	18
Gobi Desert region	3
Dzungarian Gobi Desert	1
Eastern Gobi	1
Gobi Desert (Chinese section)	1
Gobi Desert (part)	1
Gobi Desert margins	1
Gobi region	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cold desert ⓘ desert ⓘ geographical region ⓘ natural region ⓘ
borderedBy	Altai Mountains ⓘ North China Plain ⓘ Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
climateType	cold desert climate ⓘ continental climate ⓘ
contains	Alxa Plateau ⓘ Dzungarian Basin ⓘ surface form: Dzungarian Gobi Gobi Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eastern Gobi
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	China ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ
ecoregionType	temperate desert ecoregion ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	dust storms ⓘ harsh climate ⓘ large temperature variations ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ strong winds ⓘ
hasSeason	cold winter ⓘ hot summer ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Mongol ⓘ surface form: Mongol Empire
knownFor	cold winters ⓘ extreme temperature differences between day and night ⓘ role in the Mongol Empire ⓘ role in the Silk Road ⓘ
languageRegion	Chinese ⓘ Mongolian ⓘ
locatedIn	Gansu Province ⓘ Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ Mongolia state territory ⓘ North China ⓘ surface form: Northern China Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ surface form: Southern Mongolia Xinjiang ⓘ surface form: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
notableFor	dinosaur fossils ⓘ fossil discoveries ⓘ
partOf	Central Asia ⓘ East Asia ⓘ Eurasian Steppe ⓘ surface form: Mongolian Plateau Silk Road routes ⓘ surface form: Silk Road network
surfaceType	gravel plain ⓘ rocky desert ⓘ
usedAs	pastoral nomadic area ⓘ trade route corridor ⓘ
vegetationType	shrubland ⓘ steppe ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asia → containsDesert → Gobi Desert ⓘ

East Asia → hasDesert → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Eurasia → contains → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Gobi Desert → contains → Gobi Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Gobi

Xinjiang → containsDesert → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Mongolia → geographicalFeature → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region → contains → Gobi Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gobi Desert (part)

Western China → includesDesert → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Palearctic realm → contains → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Afro-Eurasian desert belt → contains → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Dzungarian Basin → hasEcoregion → Gobi Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dzungarian Gobi Desert

Dunhuang → locatedIn → Gobi Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gobi Desert region

Alxa Plateau → partOf → Gobi Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gobi region

Mogao Caves → locatedInDesert → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Baotou → locatedNear → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Han–Xiongnu War → location → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Northwest China → hasDesert → Gobi Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gobi Desert (Chinese section)

Mongolian Plateau → borderedBy → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Mongolian Plateau → contains → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center → locatedIn → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Afro-Eurasia → containsDesert → Gobi Desert ⓘ

North China Plain and Mongolian Plateau → contains → Gobi Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Mongolian Plateau

this entity surface form: Gobi Desert margins

Tarbosaurus → fossilSite → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Hexi Corridor → boundedBy → Gobi Desert ⓘ

Mingsha Sand Dunes → partOf → Gobi Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gobi Desert region

Yumen Pass → locatedIn → Gobi Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gobi Desert region