About The Gobi Desert: The Gobi Desert stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China. Unlike the sweltering Sahara, the Gobi is a cold desert with freezing winters and hot summers. It is world-famous among scientists for its incredible dinosaur fossil discoveries, including some of the first dinosaur eggs ever found. A Desert of Dinosaur Eggs — The Gobi is one of the richest dinosaur fossil sites ever discovered on Earth.

Location: Southern Mongolia & northern China · Area: ~1.3 million km² (500,000 mi²) The fifth-largest desert in the world. · Desert Type: A cold desert · Climate: Extreme temperature swings · Wildlife: Bactrian camels & snow leopards · Fossils: Famous dinosaur discoveries · History: Historic Silk Road routes · Landscape: Snow & sand dunes together · Continent Rank: 5th-largest desert on Earth One of the largest deserts in Asia.