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Edrengiyn Nuruu, Mongolia
Credit: NASA
Edrengiyn Nuruu is a mountainous region located in southwest Mongolia. The area has an average elevation of over 1,540 meters above sea level and forms a transitional boundary between the Mongolian steppes to the north and the arid deserts of China to the south. The area’s climate is classified as a midlatitude desert with a boreal wet forest biozone, and the foothills serve as one of just four known habitats of the wild camel. Landsat 7 acquired this image in 1999.
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