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There’s a Desert That Freezes: The Strange Climate of the Gobi Desert
Nestled in northern and northwestern China and southern Mongolia, the Gobi Desert is one such anomaly. This expansive and rugged landscape gets bone-chillingly cold in winter, even dropping below ...
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How I Paraglided Across the Gobi Dunes
The only way into the Gobi is on foot or by camel ... the permits and arrange for a caravan to meet us at the edge of the desert. Essential packing list: I did test flights each week before ...
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The world’s rarest bear
I was sat on a mountainside in the middle of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, as the sun fell below the horizon. Below me lay a stunningly beautiful oasis, where I hoped to catch a glimpse of the ...
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China's Xinjiang moves to protect Gobi Desert with landmark regulation
Authorities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have introduced a new legal framework to safeguard the Gobi, a vital part of the desert ecosystem. On Saturday, the city of Hami ...
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China-Mongolia e-commerce and tourism creates buzz in tiny Gobi Desert town
Erenhot is a county-level city located in the Gobi Desert along China’s vast border with Mongolia, and it has particularly thrived since April after a 24-hour border crossing for freight was ...