Gobi Desert
Geography. The Gobi measures more than 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from southwest to northeast and 800 km (500 mi) from north to south. The desert is widest in the west, along the line joining the Lake Bosten and the Lop Nor (87°–89° east). In 2007, it occupied an arc of land in area.. In its broadest definition, the Gobi includes the long stretch of desert extending from the foot of the .