Altyn-Tagh, or Astyn-Tagh (Chinese: 阿尔金山), also called Altun Shan, is one of the chief constituent ranges of the Kunlun in Central Asia, which separates Tibet from Xinjiang and the Gobi Desert. Region containing Kunlun Mountains The Kunlun mountain range (崑崙山) is one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending more than 3000 km. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: XÄ«zàng or 藏区 ZàngqÅ« [the two names are used with different connotations; see Names section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Xinjiang (Chinese: æ–°ç–†; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang; literal meaning: New Frontier; Uyghur: (Shinjang)), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... The Gobi (Mongolian Говь, Chinese 戈壁; pinyin gÄ“ bì) is a large desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia. ...

The Altyn-Tagh runs in a southwest to northeast direction, forming the boundary between the Tarim Basin to the north and the Qaidam Basin in the south. Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin. ...

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• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.