Shargyn Gobi

Shargyn Gobi is a dry basin in the western Mongolian desert, enclosed by the mountains of the Gobi Altai. Sparse desert-steppe plants grow on its plains, including feather grasses and low drought-resistant shrubs. Like much of the Gobi, this is a cold inland desert where bare ground and gravel are as characteristic as sand, and winter frost follows the brief warmer season.