World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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Western China & Mongolia

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Mount Everest

29,035ft (8850m)

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Turpan

Karamay

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Damxung

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Tsetserleg

Altay

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Mörön

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Dalain Hob

Altay

Shihezi

Kashi

Korla

Hami

Yining

Kuytun

ÜRÜMQI

LHASA Arunáchal

Pradesh

(claimed by China)

Aksai Chin

(administered by China, claimed

by India)

Demchok/Dêmqog

(administered by China,

claimed by India)

(claimed

by India)

The Turpan Depression is the lowest and hottest

place in China. Temperatures can exceed

117 ̊F (47 ̊C) around the lake of Aydingkol Hu,

which lies 505 ft (154 m) below sea level.

Although forming around

20 percent of China’s landmass,

Tibet is sparsely populated,

supporting only 1 percent of China’s

1.3 billion population.

The Altai Mountains provide one of the

last refuges for the endangered snow

leopard. There are thought to be only

a few thousand animals left in the wild.