Balgatai

Balgatai is a region north of the Qaidam Basin, among the ranges and dry valleys of the northern Tibetan Plateau. The surrounding mountains separate the enclosed basin from the lands of the Hexi Corridor. Streams descending from the high ground enter a landscape of desert and salt lakes, where water gathers within the basin rather than reaching the sea. Balgatai appears on the maps of the explorer Sven Hedin.