新疆沙漠雪。 / p# \$ T0 p! P& k公仔箱論壇The Taklamakan is a desert of Central Asia, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is known as the largest sandy desert in the world. It covers an area of 270,000 km² of the Tarim Basin, extending between roughly 78° to 88° E longitude and 37° to 40° N latitude.www2.tvboxnow.com, V2 Q0 |3 v$ c; [
It is crossed at its northern and at its southern edge by two branches of the Silk Road. 7 D* y" A2 U& [" V4 F4 @# ?"According to National Geographic, temperature is extremely variable on both a daily and a seasonal basis, changing by as much as 20 degrees Celsius (36 degrees Fahrenheit) from day to night and 30 degrees Celsius (54 degrees Fahrenheit) from summer to winter.8 Q/ f8 k# Z/ {5 f- ~1 o
The Taklimakan is bounded by the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas: to the North by the snow-covered Tian Shan Mountain range and to the South by the Kunlun Mountains."