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Alashan Plateau

Photo: Sand dunes in China's Alashan Plateau
Massive sand dunes ripple over China's Alashan Plateau. This arid though diverse region covers some 260,000 square miles (673,400 square kilometers) in China and Mongolia and is home to wild horses, snow leopards, and rare Bactrian camels.
Photograph by George Steinmetz

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