Noun
a desert in central China
Source: WordNetBactrian camels by sand dunes in Gobi Desert. Source: Internet
On the fringes of the Gobi Desert, near the Mongolian border, where the winds howl through the sparsely populated lowlands, sits the Jiuquan Wind Power Base. Source: Internet
Much of eastern Mongolia is occupied by a plain, and the lowest area is a southwest-to-northeast trending depression that reaches from the Gobi Desert region in the south to the eastern frontier. Source: Internet
During the southwesterly summer monsoon, occurring from May to October, the heated air of the Gobi Desert rises, far to the north, inducing moist air to flow inland from the sea and deposit heavy rainfall. Source: Internet
From a behavioral standpoint, one of the most valuable dinosaur fossils was discovered in the Gobi Desert in 1971. Source: Internet
Mining the Gobi Desert was supposed to catapult Mongolia toward rapid economic growth. Source: Internet