Gurbantunggut Desert

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gurbantunggut Desert, China's second largest desert, is located in Xinjiang. Its climate is temperate. Its eco-environment is very fragile, and the impact of human activities on the eco-environment, including the building of a trans-desert highway, has been increasingly significant.^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• The spatial distribution patterns of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northern Xinjiang, China
• A new oasis in the southwestern margin of the Gurbantunggut Desert