Mu Us Desert | |
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Floor elevation | 950 to 1,600 m (3,120 to 5,250 ft) |
Length | 380 km (240 mi) |
Width | 290 km (180 mi) |
Area | 48,288 km2 (18,644 sq mi) |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
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Coordinates | 38°45′00″N 109°09′58″E / 38.7500°N 109.1660°E |
The Mu Us Desert (Mongolian: ᠮᠠᠭᠤ ᠤᠰᠤ magu usu Ordos: [mʊː ʊsʊ̆] "bad (lacking) water"), also known as the Maowusu Desert (simplified Chinese: 毛乌素沙漠; traditional Chinese: 毛烏素沙漠; pinyin: Máowūsù Shāmò), is a desert in the northern Ordos Plateau in Inner Mongolia, Northwest China.[1] Its southeastern end is crossed by the Ming Great Wall, and it forms the southern portion of the Ordos Desert.[2] The Wuding River drains the area, and then flows into the Ordos Loop of the Yellow River.[3][4]