General Information

Unlike Sahara, the Gobi is a cold desert with frequent snowfall and extreme climate - can rise to 142 degree Fahrenheit in the summer and drop to -40 degree Fahrenheit in the winter. It has an ecosystem based on endless bare rock, instead of sand - only 5% is sand dunes.

The Gobi, world's fifth largest desert, is approximately 500,000 square miles wide which spans two countries, covering parts of northern and northwestern China and all the way up into southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southwest. The size of the desert is still expanding due to desertification.

By:Nicole

Pictures credit:
http://www.einfopedia.com/the-gobi-desert.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gobi_desert_map.png


Resources:
http://gobidesert.org/content/facts
http://www.ehow.com/info_8118723_important-gobi-desert.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Asiaweb/factfile/Unique-facts-Asia5.htm