The Gobi Desert stretches across 500,000 square miles, covering parts of northern China and southern Mongolia. Due to the Gobi’s high elevation and high latitude, it’s a cold desert. And while we tend to think of deserts as endless sand dunes, most of the Gobi’s topography is exposed rock.
Nomads of the Gobi
Today in History
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Red fox
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Black History Month
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Brotherly cubs
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Yellowstone for the National Park Services birthday
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From garden to table?
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Château de Villandry, France
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The Bahamas
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
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International Sloth Day
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An inland ocean
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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Carl Sagan Day
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Autumn comes to Old Town
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Signs of life in the Empty Quarter
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China s colorful terraced pools
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A wonder in winter
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Design for Each and All
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National Park Service anniversary
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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Hello, spring!
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Is this Minecraft headquarters?
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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The Pearl of Siberia
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Ludwig’s palace
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Demoiselle cranes, India
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European fallow deer in England
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