Dzungarian Basin

E83792

geographical region inland depression sedimentary basin

The Dzungarian Basin is a large inland depression in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, known for its arid climate, steppe and desert landscapes, and significant oil and gas reserves.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → inland depression → sedimentary basin →
borderedBy	Kazakhstan NERFINISHED → Mongolia →
boundedBy	Altai Mountains → Tian Shan NERFINISHED →
contains	Ebinur Lake → Junggar Pendi → Karamay oil field → Manas Lake → Ulungur Lake → Zhundong coalfield →
country	China →
drainageType	endorheic basin →
geologicalFeature	foreland basin →
hasAlternativeName	Dzungaria Basin → Junggar Basin → Zungarian Basin →
hasClimate	arid climate →
hasEconomicActivity	coal mining → natural gas production → pastoralism → petroleum extraction →
hasEcoregion	Dzungarian Basin semi-desert → Dzungarian Basin shrub steppe → Dzungarian Gobi Desert →
hasHydrology	inland drainage →
hasLandscape	desert → steppe →
hasLanguageOrigin	Mongolic languages →
hasVegetation	semi-desert vegetation → steppe grassland →
historicalRegion	Dzungaria →
knownFor	coal reserves → natural gas reserves → oil reserves →
locatedIn	Central Asia → Junggar → Northwestern China → Xinjiang →
majorCityNearby	Karamay → Ürümqi →
namedAfter	Dzungar people →
partOf	People's Republic of China → Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region →
separatedBy	Tian Shan NERFINISHED →
separatedFrom	Tarim Basin →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dzungarian Basin ("Junggar Basin") → Dzungarian Basin ("Dzungaria Basin") →	hasAlternativeName
Tien Shan →	border
Gobi Desert ("Dzungarian Gobi") →	contains
Kalmyk people ("Dzungaria") →	historicalOriginRegion
Dzungarian Basin ("Dzungaria") →	historicalRegion
Celestial Mountains ("Junggar Basin") →	separates