The Tian Shan range acts as a border between this region's Dzungarian ("zun-gay-ree-an") Basin and the Taklamakan Desert to the west.
The Alashan Plateau sits to the southwest of this region's Eastern steppe, and the first fossilized dinosaur eggs were discovered in the Bayanhongor ("buy-an-hon-gore") area of this region. Home to the only known desert-dwelling bear, this region is bound by the Altai mountains to the north and is the native habitat of the [*] Bactrian camel. The Tian Shan range acts as a border between this region's Dzungarian ("zun-gay-ree-an") Basin and the Taklamakan Desert to the west. Ulanbataar is located in this desert, flanked by the Tibetan plateau to the south. For 10 points, name this large rain-shadow desert bordering Mongolia and China.
The Alashan Plateau sits to the southwest of this region's Eastern steppe, and the first fossilized dinosaur eggs were discovered in the Bayanhongor ("buy-an-hon-gore") area of this region.
{Gobi} Desert