Alxa Plateau
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The Alxa Plateau is a high, arid tableland in western Inner Mongolia, China, characterized by extensive deserts and rugged terrain within the broader Gobi region.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ tableland ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Hexi Corridor
ⓘ
Ordos ⓘ
surface form:
Ordos Plateau
|
| climate |
cold desert climate
ⓘ
continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Badain Jaran Desert
ⓘ
Tengger Desert ⓘ Ulan Buh Desert ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainage | endorheic basins ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
mineral extraction ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1000–1500 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | Mesozoic and Paleozoic basement rocks ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arid
ⓘ
high elevation ⓘ large diurnal temperature range ⓘ low annual precipitation ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
desert
ⓘ
mountain ranges ⓘ rocky hills ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Chinese
ⓘ
Mongolian ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
desert shrubs
ⓘ
sparse grassland ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Mongol
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol ethnic groups
|
| knownFor |
extreme aridity
ⓘ
Badain Jaran Desert ⓘ
surface form:
mega-dunes of Badain Jaran Desert
|
| locatedIn |
Alxa League
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Inner Mongolia
northern China NERFINISHED ⓘ Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
western Inner Mongolia
|
| partOf |
Gobi Desert
ⓘ
Gobi Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Gobi region
|
| regionType | inland plateau ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial |
aeolian sand
ⓘ
gravel plains ⓘ |
| timeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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