Gurbantünggüt Desert

Xinjiang · China

Gurbantünggüt Desert, China
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to October
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The second largest desert in China, occupying the center of the Junggar Basin north of the Tian Shan. Its semi-fixed dunes support hardy shrubs and are crossed by one of the world's longest desert highways.

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