The Mǎzōng Shān () is a minor mountain range of

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, northern

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, China, between the Altay range to the north and the Qilian range to the south. The Mǎzōng Shān peak rises to 2584 m.

Climate

Mount Mazong has a

cold desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

''BWk'').

Gallery

File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-8607404-mongolia-west.jpg, Map including Mazong Mountain (labeled as MATSZUN SHAN) and surrounding areas (1935) File:Gongpoquansaurus mazongshanensis.jpg, Hadrosauroid Dinosaur skeleton found on (and named for) Mazongshan: '' Gongpoquansaurus mazongshanensis''.

Climate

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See also