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Tenggeli means "extending into distance like the sky" in
Mongolian. The Desert is linked to the Helan Mountains in
the east, runs over the Great Wall in the south and meets
the Yabulai Mountain in the west. The desert covers an area
of 367,000 sq. kilometers and is 200-1400 meters above the
sea level. It is characterized by the interweaving of sand
dunes, lakes, hilly land flat ground, 70% of which is made
up of sand dunes. The desert contains more than 400 lakes.
Some species of plants grow well near the lakes.
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