Mongolia

The Gobi Desert (Desert Week 2012)

The rain shadow caused by the massive bulk of the Himalayan mountains creates arid conditions for a huge distance to the east. The 1,600km (1,000 mile) long arc of the Gobi Desert spans the border between China and Mongolia; it…

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Monday, 9th July 2012

Friday Dance

Woohoo! It's Friday! A fact which doesn't appear to have escaped this guy etched onto a mountainside in Mongolia - he's clearly doing a Friday dance of joy! Thanks to Kerry and anarster

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Friday, 28th September 2007

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