Is Xinjiang a plateau area?

Xinjiang has both plateaus, basins and desert Gobi.

Generally speaking, the northern part of Xinjiang is a plateau mountain, bounded by the green ridge (Tianshan Mountain), the central part is the Tarim Basin, the great desert, and the southern and southwestern parts of Xinjiang are also alpine plateaus, such as Pamir Plateau and Kunlun Mountain.

Xinjiang lies between 73 40' ~ 9618' east longitude and 34 25' ~ 4810' north latitude. China is the provincial administrative region with the largest land area, and the total area of Xinjiang accounts for one sixth of the land area of China (163.15.85 million square kilometers).

The length of the border line accounts for a quarter (more than 5,000 kilometers), and its area is more than eight times that of Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province combined, with an area of 40,000 square kilometers. Among them, Ruoqiang County of Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture is the largest county in China.

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First, the terrain:

Mountains and basins are arranged alternately, and the basins are surrounded by mountains, which is called "three mountains and two basins". There are Altai Mountains in the north and Kunlun Mountains in the south. Tianshan Mountain is located in the middle of Xinjiang, which divides Xinjiang into two parts: Tarim Basin in the south and Junggar Basin in the north.

It is customary to call the south of Tianshan Mountain South Xinjiang, the north of Tianshan Mountain North Xinjiang, and Hami and Turpan Basin East Xinjiang. Aiding Lake in Turpan, the lowest point in Xinjiang, is155m above sea level (also the lowest point on land in China).

The highest point, Jogory Peak, is located on the Kashmir border, with an altitude of 86 1 1 m. The Gurbantunggut Desert in Xinjiang (46 degrees north latitude 16.8 minutes, 86 degrees 40.2 minutes east longitude) is the farthest place from the ocean on land, with a distance of 2648 kilometers (linear distance) from the nearest coastline. ?

The border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan runs through the Tianshan Mountains. The port of Turgat (3,752 meters above sea level) is located on the border.

There are Altai Mountain in the north of Xinjiang, Kunlun Mountain, Altun Mountain and Tianshan Mountain in the south. As a symbol of Xinjiang, Tianshan Mountain runs through the central part, forming Tarim Basin in the south and Junggar Basin in the north.

Second, the climate:

Xinjiang is far away from the ocean, living in the depths of the inland, surrounded by mountains, and the ocean airflow is not easy to reach, forming an obvious temperate continental climate. The temperature difference is large, the sunshine time is sufficient (the annual sunshine time is 2500 ~ 3500 hours), the precipitation is small and the climate is dry.

The average annual precipitation in Xinjiang is about 150 mm, but the precipitation varies greatly from place to place. The temperature in southern Xinjiang is higher than that in northern Xinjiang, and the precipitation in northern Xinjiang is higher than that in southern Xinjiang. In Leng Yue (65438+1October), the average temperature in Junggar basin is below minus 20℃, and the absolute minimum temperature in Fuyun county on the northern edge of the basin reaches minus 50. 15℃, which is one of the coldest areas in China.

In the hottest month (July), the average temperature in Turpan, known as "Huozhou", was above 33℃, and the absolute maximum temperature reached 49.6℃, ranking first in the country. Due to the great temperature difference between spring, summer, autumn and winter in most parts of Xinjiang, there has always been a saying that "wear leather clothes at noon and eat watermelon around the stove".

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Xinjiang