File:Qaidam-basin-china.jpg

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Description

Deutsch: STS040-613-011 Qaidambecken, China, Juni 1991

English: Image Caption: STS040-613-011 Qaidam Basin, China June 1991

This mostly east-looking view [here rotated to place north at the top] shows the Qaidam Basin. Located in the Northern Tibetan Plateau, the Qaidam Basin sets between two branches of the Kunlun Mountains. To the north (left edge) are the Altun Mountains and to the south (right edge) are the Qimantag Mountains. The arid basin is 350 miles (560 km) long and 100 miles (160 km) wide. A salt marsh occupies most of the basin. Oil fields and refineries are located in the west part (bottom center) of the basin. Iron ore is mined in the southern part of the basin. Coal deposits have been found in the Qaidam Basin. Cooler climate crops such as wheat, highland barley, millet, and potatoes are grown during the short, cool summer months.

Español: STS040-613-011 Cuenca de Qaidam, China, Junio de 1991

Date

June 1991

Source

https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/photo.pl?mission=STS040&roll=613&frame=11

(original uploader information: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs/lores.pl?PHOTO=STS040-613-11)

Author

NASA

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Object location	38° 00′ 00″ N, 93° 00′ 00″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	38.000000; 93.000000

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current	08:18, 7 August 2019	1,280 × 1,280 (1.16 MB)	LlywelynII	Reverted to version as of 08:17, 7 August 2019 (UTC) STOP ROTATING THIS
	08:18, 7 August 2019	640 × 640 (404 KB)	LlywelynII	Reverted to version as of 08:12, 7 August 2019 (UTC) testing
	08:17, 7 August 2019	1,280 × 1,280 (1.16 MB)	LlywelynII	let's try this again...
	08:12, 7 August 2019	640 × 640 (404 KB)	LlywelynII	North at top
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