Great Gobi
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1975
54 996 km²
Sum · MNG
Gurvan tes
Mongolia
BWkArid, desert, cold(100 %)
Species observed
427
Observations
2 063
Area
28 743,7km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
427 distinct species · 2 063 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
6,7°C
Annual rain
82mm
Warmest m°
29,8°C
Coldest m°
-17,2°C
Elevation: 1 395 m on average (min 698 m, max 2 623 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
6,7°C
Annual rain
82mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
-17,2°C
Mean alt.
1 395m
Min
698m
Max
2 623m
Std. dev.
322m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
11,1g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
40,5%
Silt
35,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
40,4%
Silt
35,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
10,4g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
40,3%
Silt
35,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
35,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.0%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil95.0%
Other (grassland, water…)5.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology48 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
48
Max drainage
22 548km²
Discharge in basins
14,6m³/s
Mean precip.
75mm/an
Mean T°
5,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,92
Max snow
13%
Mean runoff
4mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 375m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #52450sub-area3 410,1 km²overlap2575.22 km²9%
- Basin #23770sub-area2 408,1 km²overlap2412.63 km²8%
- Basin #75710sub-area2 262,1 km²overlap1784.85 km²6%
- Basin #53850sub-area1 982,3 km²overlap1653.83 km²6%
- Basin #22390sub-area2 336,8 km²overlap1440.94 km²5%
- Basin #28120sub-area1 463 km²overlap1405.09 km²5%
- Basin #70860sub-area1 667,1 km²overlap1327.99 km²5%
- Basin #39990sub-area1 240,3 km²overlap1242.46 km²4%
- Basin #69260sub-area1 399 km²overlap1170.39 km²4%
39 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #31830sub-area1 124,9 km²overlap1127.05 km²4%
- Basin #55620sub-area1 204,6 km²overlap1065.11 km²4%
- Basin #76460sub-area1 442,1 km²overlap978.42 km²3%
- Basin #32990sub-area957,1 km²overlap958.84 km²3%
- Basin #26850sub-area858 km²overlap852.79 km²3%
- Basin #70390sub-area1 044,7 km²overlap726.31 km²3%
- Basin #18050sub-area1 644,3 km²overlap631.08 km²2%
- Basin #50530sub-area1 188,2 km²overlap610.38 km²2%
- Basin #15280sub-area1 643,4 km²overlap605.65 km²2%
- Basin #57750sub-area751,5 km²overlap549.12 km²2%
- Basin #04750sub-area2 027,7 km²overlap538.95 km²2%
- Basin #69130sub-area568,6 km²overlap491.78 km²2%
- Basin #26750sub-area1 393,6 km²overlap467.51 km²2%
- Basin #55350sub-area1 278,2 km²overlap449.21 km²2%
- Basin #31530sub-area426,5 km²overlap427.32 km²1%
- Basin #77640sub-area620 km²overlap409.28 km²1%
- Basin #31370sub-area391,2 km²overlap391.92 km²1%
- Basin #22120sub-area859,2 km²overlap353.66 km²1%
- Basin #40110sub-area388,5 km²overlap337.98 km²1%
- Basin #64720sub-area436 km²overlap322.37 km²1%
- Basin #71510sub-area2 825,6 km²overlap232.44 km²1%
- Basin #15470sub-area343,2 km²overlap223.75 km²1%
- Basin #23590sub-area197,3 km²overlap197.67 km²1%
- Basin #31990sub-area153,4 km²overlap153.69 km²1%
- Basin #32730sub-area142,7 km²overlap143.01 km²0%
- Basin #15100sub-area131,4 km²overlap97.58 km²0%
- Basin #56100sub-area1 086,3 km²overlap82.35 km²0%
- Basin #76480sub-area1 058,5 km²overlap74.48 km²0%
- Basin #69910sub-area117,6 km²overlap54.31 km²0%
- Basin #52860sub-area50,6 km²overlap37.24 km²0%
- Basin #31690sub-area36,7 km²overlap36.80 km²0%
- Basin #17830sub-area967,9 km²overlap35.35 km²0%
- Basin #53710sub-area2 088,3 km²overlap20.41 km²0%
- Basin #34700sub-area1 501,4 km²overlap17.19 km²0%
- Basin #76670sub-area662,9 km²overlap14.60 km²0%
- Basin #28110sub-area106,6 km²overlap11.83 km²0%
- Basin #52580sub-area1,5 km²overlap1.49 km²0%
- Basin #34460sub-area229,4 km²overlap0.65 km²0%
- Basin #76850sub-area384,6 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1
Gobiin ikh /A/
IUCN IbStrictly Protected Area · 1975
45 928 km²
Gobi gurvan saikhan
IUCN IINational Park · 1993
26 936 km²
Tost, Toson bumbiin nuruu
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2016
8 944 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN