The Gobi (/ ˈɡoʊ.bi /; Mongolian: Говь, Govi , "semidesert"; Chinese: 戈壁; pinyin: Gēbì ) is a desert in Mongolia and China. It is the largest desert in Asia, and the sixth largest in the world. The Gobi is a rain shadow desert, caused by the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas shielding it from rain. More @Wikipedia
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