The Mongolian Plateau is an inland plateau in East Asia that lies between 37°46′-53°08′N and 87°40′-122°15′E and has an area of approximately 3,200,000 square kilometers (1,200,000 sq mi). It is bounded by the Greater Hinggan Mountains in the east, the Yin Mountains to the south, the Altai Mountains to the west, and the Sayan and Khentii mountains to the north. The plateau includes the Gobi Desert as well as dry steppe regions. It has an elevation of roughly 1,000 to 1,500 meters (3,300 to 4,900 ft), with the lowest point in Hulunbuir and the highest point in the Altai.
9-1212: (Redirected from Eastern Mongol ) [REDACTED] The present page holds the title of a primary topic , and an article needs to be written about it. It is believed to qualify as a broad-concept article . It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title. Related titles should be described in Eastern Mongols , while unrelated titles should be moved to Eastern Mongols (disambiguation) . ( November 2024 ) [REDACTED] Eastern Mongols may refer to: Buryats , Khalkhas and Inner Mongolians settling in Eastern Greater Mongolia (as opposed to Oirats (= Western Mongols)) Khorchin and Kharchin Mongols who mainly settle in south-western Manchuria as farmers and herder-farmers and speak Eastern Mongolian dialects (as opposed to Khalkha and Chahar Mongols who live as pure herders in their west and speak Central Mongolian dialects) Topics referred to by
18-778: A broad-concept article . It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title. Related titles should be described in Eastern Mongols , while unrelated titles should be moved to Eastern Mongols (disambiguation) . ( November 2024 ) [REDACTED] Eastern Mongols may refer to: Buryats , Khalkhas and Inner Mongolians settling in Eastern Greater Mongolia (as opposed to Oirats (= Western Mongols)) Khorchin and Kharchin Mongols who mainly settle in south-western Manchuria as farmers and herder-farmers and speak Eastern Mongolian dialects (as opposed to Khalkha and Chahar Mongols who live as pure herders in their west and speak Central Mongolian dialects) Topics referred to by
27-399: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Eastern Mongols (disambiguation) (Redirected from Eastern Mongols (disambiguation) ) [REDACTED] The present page holds the title of a primary topic , and an article needs to be written about it. It is believed to qualify as
36-567: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mongolian Plateau Politically, the plateau spans all of Mongolia , along with parts of China and Russia . Inner Mongolia and parts of the Dzungarian basin in Xinjiang encompass the Chinese portion of the plateau. In Russia, the plateau forms Transbaikal , part of Buryatia , and
45-848: The Eurasian lynx , snow leopards , Corsac foxs as well as carnivorous birds such as the bearded vulture , saker falcon , and the cinereous vulture . Marmots are common throughout the region including the Tarbagan marmot with large parts of its range located in the Mongolian plateau. The plateau was inhabited and conquered by various groups, including (chronologically) the Xiongnu , Xianbei , Göktürks , Tang dynasty , Liao dynasty , Mongol Empire , Yuan dynasty , Northern Yuan dynasty , and Qing dynasty . Between 1980 and 2010, rising global temperatures and direct human activity (particularly
54-495: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Eastern Mongols . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Mongols&oldid=1257485451 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Disambiguation pages to be converted to broad concept articles Short description
63-495: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Eastern Mongols . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Mongols&oldid=1257485451 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Disambiguation pages to be converted to broad concept articles Short description
72-790: The southern Irkutsk Oblast . The Mongolian Plateau comprises the majority of the area known as the Mongol heartland . The average elevation of the Mongolian Plateau ranges from 915 to 1,525 meters (3,002 to 5,003 ft) above sea level . The highest point in the plateau is found in Tavan Bogd at 4,374 meters (14,350 ft) above sea level. The ecology of Mongolia is complex, having varying regions of highland and lowland areas. Grazing species such as yaks , Przewalski's horses , domesticated sheep , saiga antelope , Siberian ibex and Argali are common. Predator species include
81-494: The use of lake water for mining and agriculture) have contributed to a significant loss of lake surface area across the Plateau. Qagaan Nurr and XinKai Lake have shrunk by two-thirds of their surface area during that time, while others (including Huangqihai Lake and Naiman Xihu ) have dried up entirely. Some exceptions, such as East Juyan Lake and Had Paozi , have grown, but overall the average total surface area of lakes in
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