Gobi Desert
LocationMongolia/China
Area1,300,000 km2
ContinentAsia
TypeCold winter
About Gobi Desert
A cold winter desert. Temperatures range from -40C to 45C. The first dinosaur eggs were discovered here in 1923 by Roy Chapman Andrews. Expanding 3,600 km2 per year into Chinese grassland. The Silk Road crossed through it.
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