Wushao Mountain
| Wushao Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Wushaoling | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3562 |
| Coordinates | 37°11′00″N 102°53′02″E / 37.1833840°N 102.8838018°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | 乌鞘岭 (Chinese) |
Wushao Mountain, Wushao Ling Mountain or Wushaoling (simplified Chinese: 乌鞘岭; traditional Chinese: 烏鞘嶺; pinyin: Wūshāolǐng) is a landform in Gansu Province, China, with significant desert elements on its northern slope.
The mountain has been a barrier to transportation since ancient times, when the Northern Silk Road found a passage across its terrain.[1] The western slope of Wushao Ling combined with adjoining slopes of Lanshan Mountain comprises over 30 percent of the desert area of China. Given the current[needs update] trend in China's land use policies, desertification of the Wushao Ling slopes and other Chinese deserts is projected to expand.[2]
The mountain range is crossed by:
- China National Highway 312, through the Wushaoling Pass (3030 m)
- G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway, through a tunnel
- Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway, through the Wushaoling Tunnel (21.05 km)
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