Keriya River

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physiography of Takla Makan Desert

  • TITLE: Takla Makan Desert (desert, China)
    SECTION: Physiography
    The general slope of the plain is from south to north, and the rivers running off from the Kunlun Mountains flow in that direction. The Hotan and Keriya river valleys have survived up to the present day, but most of the shallower rivers have been lost in the sands, after which their empty valleys were filled by wind-borne sand.