~KUBLAI KHAN~ <script> window.defaultStatus="Diary of a traveller-Kublai Khan"; </script> <img style="position: absolute; top:90; left:70" src="http:i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff309/vicshalyn/joint-kublaikhan.jpg"> <script language=JavaScript>  </script> <style type="text/css"> A:link {text-decoration:none; font:9px tahoma; color:686455; text-transform:uppercase} A:visited {text-decoration:none; font:9px tahoma; color:686455; text-transform:uppercase} A:hover {cursor:crosshair; color:b9a894; border-bottom:1px solid #b9a894} body { background-color:fffacd; cursor:vertical-text; font:9px century gothic; color:maroon; text-align:center; scrollbar-face-color:deb887; scrollbar-highlight-color:f5deb3; scrollbar-3dlight-color:f5deb3; scrollbar-shadow-color:faf7ec; scrollbar-darkshadow-color:faf7ec; scrollbar-track-color:faf7ec; scrollbar-arrow-color:8b4513} background:fffacd; padding-top:2; padding-right:3; font:15pt georgia; font-weight:bold; color:a0522d; text-align:center; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:-3; line-height:10pt; border-bottom:0px solid #f29ab7} .2{ background:b0e0e6; font:10px palatino linotype; font-weight:bold; color:bebebe; text-transform:uppercase; text-align:left} .time{ font:8pt georgia; font-weight:bold; color:2f4f4f; text-align:right; text-transform:uppercase; border-bottom:2px dotted #f41f47} b{font:8pt tahoma; font-weight:bold; color:f934b1; text-transform:uppercase} u{color:a2cd3a; border-bottom:1px dashed #aeebfa; letter-spacing:-1} i{font:10px tahoma; font-style:italic; color:6cb9d5} s{font:7px small fonts; color:b2b7e2; text-transform:uppercase} </style><meta name='google-adsense-platform-account' content='ca-host-pub-1556223355139109'/> <meta name='google-adsense-platform-domain' content='blogspot.com'/> <style type="text/css">@import url(https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/v-css/navbar/3334278262-classic.css); div.b-mobile {display:none;} </style> </head><noembed><body><script type="text/javascript"> function setAttributeOnload(object, attribute, val) { if(window.addEventListener) { window.addEventListener('load', function(){ object[attribute] = val; }, false); } else { window.attachEvent('onload', function(){ object[attribute] = val; }); } } </script> <div id="navbar-iframe-container"></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> gapi.load("gapi.iframes:gapi.iframes.style.bubble", function() { if (gapi.iframes && gapi.iframes.getContext) { gapi.iframes.getContext().openChild({ url: 'https://www.blogger.com/navbar/6080290773791365201?origin\x3dhttp://diary-s-traveller.blogspot.com', where: document.getElementById("navbar-iframe-container"), id: "navbar-iframe" }); } }); </script></noembed> <div style="position:absolute; top:480; left:330; width:300; background:faf7ec" id="entry"> <div class=1>Wednesday, August 29, 2007</div> <div class=2>Geography of Mongolia</div> <p><div style="clear:both;"></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AX8U1v4Oarmz6-oDH3a4ZjFe4TOkWdOsDF2pO9q-ie0gMq-D9MMED_ZsrAhzICvoeLEsZxlZSxU9SKBN5hOkCLOB06rInVWJtMuxGzDXugFL8xM3q8eZ6ixPcnR5Y7LQrghGjc2FzxU/s1600-h/mongoliamap.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AX8U1v4Oarmz6-oDH3a4ZjFe4TOkWdOsDF2pO9q-ie0gMq-D9MMED_ZsrAhzICvoeLEsZxlZSxU9SKBN5hOkCLOB06rInVWJtMuxGzDXugFL8xM3q8eZ6ixPcnR5Y7LQrghGjc2FzxU/s320/mongoliamap.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104126912091979586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Landscape<br /><br /></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Terrain<br /></span></span></span>Mongolia is a nation filled with stark geographic contrasts. With an average elevation of 1,580 meters (5,182 feet), it ranks among the highest countries in the world. The most dominant feature is the <b>Mongolian Plateau</b>, a region of gently rolling grasslands, covering about two-thirds of the central of Mongolia.<br />Mongolia's mountains support the southern edge of the great Siberian taiga, which covers about 10% of Mongolia with dense stands of larch and evergreen trees. This region also provides the headwaters for the few major rivers that drain the land and provide water for herdsmen across the plateau.<br />The <b>Gobi</b> is a vast expanse of barren terrain that dominates the southern one-third of Mongolia. There are no trees and only sparse vegetation to maintain scattered herds of sheep, goats, and camels.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Climate<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Precipitation is low and skies are usually clear during the wintertime. Summers, however, are very pleasant just as in the US and Europe. There is a short rainy season in July and August during which most of the yearly rain falls. Around 67-78 percent of all precipitation falls during these three summer months. This rain, however, is just what we get in northern Europe, at about the same time. Occasional strong winds can come and go quickly. Spring and fall pass very quickly.<br />Throughout the year, there are 250 sunny days and 9-23 cloudy days. The duration of the period with a mean daily temperature higher than the freezing point lasts about 170-190 days, increasing to the south and southeast up to 200-215 days.<br />The average summer temperature is +20c (+65F) . Winter is –20c (-13F) . The wind is 1.5-4.5m/s. 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