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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:grass
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gptkbp:annualRainfall
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less than 200 mm
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gptkbp:area
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1,295,000 square kilometers
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gptkbp:borderedBy
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gptkb:North_China_Plain
gptkb:Tibetan_Plateau
gptkb:Hexi_Corridor
gptkb:Altai_Mountains
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gptkbp:climate
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gptkb:grass
arid
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gptkbp:contains
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dunes
mountains
oases
steppes
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gptkbp:elevation
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900 to 1,500 meters
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:Silk_Road_route
part of the Mongol Empire
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gobi Desert
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gptkbp:knownFor
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dinosaur fossils
harsh climate
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Asia
gptkb:China
gptkb:Mongolia
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gptkbp:lowestPoint
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-40°C
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gptkbp:mainLanguage
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gptkb:Chinese
Mongolian
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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Mongolian word for 'waterless place'
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gptkbp:nearbyLandmark
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gptkb:Jiayuguan
gptkb:Dalandzadgad
gptkb:Hami
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gptkbp:notableFauna
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gptkb:Gobi_bear
gptkb:Mongolian_gazelle
gptkb:Bactrian_camel
snow leopard
wild ass
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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fifth largest desert in the world
largest desert in Asia
rain shadow of Himalayas
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:East_Asia
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gptkbp:protectedArea
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gptkb:Gobi_Gurvansaikhan_National_Park
gptkb:Great_Gobi_Strictly_Protected_Area
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gptkbp:temperature
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45°C
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gptkbp:threats
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climate change
desertification
overgrazing
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gptkbp:UNESCOBiosphereReserve
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gptkb:Great_Gobi_Biosphere_Reserve
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gptkbp:vegetation
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grasses
shrubs
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Asia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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