Ryn Desert
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Ryn Desert
Нарын құмы / Рын-пески | |
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Coordinates: 47°20′00″N 48°50′00″E / 47.3333°N 48.8333°E | |
Area | |
• Total | 40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Surface elevation | −20 m (−70 ft) |
The Ryn Desert or Ryn-Peski Desert (Kazakh: Нарын құмы, Naryn-Qūmy; Russian: Рын-пески) is a desert in western Kazakhstan and Astrakhan Oblast, Russia.
Geography
It is located north of the
longitude. Many small towns are scattered throughout the Ryn Desert, and population density is between 1 and 15 people per square mile. Aralsor lake lies at the northern edge.[1]Climate
The desert lies in a semi-arid climate zone, and receives very little rainfall.[citation needed]
Temperatures can reach extreme highs of 45 to 48 °C (113 to 118 °F) during summer and in winter they can drop to a low of −28 to −36 °C (−18 to −33 °F).[citation needed]
High winds sweep across the desert, and in 2001 a dust storm in the
See also
- Caspian lowland desert ecoregion
References
- ^ "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2004 - Vol. 22, No.1/2 pp. 72 – 86. ISSN 0957-4352
- DK World Atlas, Millennium Edition, pgs. xxv, xxix, 258 ISBN 978-0789446046
- Russia’s Climate and Geography History Today