Shifting Sands
One often thinks of the Gobi Desert as a dry and lifeless area when it is actually quite the opposite. Asia’s largest desert is teeming with wildlife, rich in gold, copper and coal deposits, and is highly regarded by archaeologists as it features the biggest dinosaur fossil reservoir in the world. It was here that they first discovered that dinosaurs laid eggs.
Today the Gobi Desert continues to grow due to climate change and desertification. While sand dunes only make up a small slice of the desert, the Mongolian territory boasts the most stunning part the Khongoryn Els sand dune, which is up to 300m high, 12km wide and 100km long. This mystical place is home to camel breeders who are famous for being hospitable to travellers.
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ULAANBAATAR. KAZINFORM - Today, January 12, 6-time earthquakes occurred in a place in distance of 30 km southwest of Khankh soum, which locates 200 km northwest of Khuvsgul aimag center and citizens felt strong tremor. Specifically, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake was recorded at 05:32 AM, a magnitude 5.1 quake at 05:41, 4.6 quake at 05:47, 5.3 at 06:02, 5.0 at 06:10 and a magnitude 5.6 quake at 07:02 AM local time, MONTSAME reports.
These earthquakes occurred in distance of about 1,000 km from Ulaanbaatar city, nevertheless, residents of Bulgan, Orkhon, Selenge, Khuvsgul and Ulaanbaatar city felt strong tremor. The tremor was felt by Ulaanbaatar residents and no damages and losses have been recorded.