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| − | [[ | + | The '''Muyunkum Desert''' ([[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]: Мойынқұм, [[Russian language|Russian]]: Мойынку́м or Муюнкум) is a [[desert]] in the [[Jambyl Region]] of southern [[Kazakhstan]]. It extends from the [[Chu River]] in the north to the [[Karatau Mountains]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]] in the south. Its altitude varies from 300m in the north to 700m in the southeast. |
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| − | [[Category: | + | The climate of the desert is continental. Temperatures drop to as low as -40 °C in January and rise to around 50 °C in July.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Asie Centrale - Kazakhstan|url = https://books.google.fr/books?id=Vn7x4O15-4YC|publisher = Place Des Editeurs|date = 2011-10-20|isbn = 9782816118834|language = fr|first = Lonely|last = Planet}}</ref> |
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| − | [[Category: | + | The desert is known to harbor deposits of [[uranium]], with the [[South Inkai mine]] of [[Uranium One]] and the [[Inkai Uranium Project]] of [[Cameco]]. The uranium mines at [[Tortkuduk]] and Muyunkum are operated by the [[France|Franco]]-[[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] firm [[KATCO]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = The 10 biggest uranium mines in the world|url = http://www.mining-technology.com/features/feature-the-10-biggest-uranium-mines-in-the-world/|website =http://www.mining-technology.com|access-date = 2016-02-01}}</ref> |
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| + | Common plant types in the desert include the [[Haloxylon ammodendron|saksaul]], [[Astragalus|milkvetch]], [[mugwort]] and [[Cyperaceae|sedge]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:14, 2 February 2016
The Muyunkum Desert (Kazakh: Мойынқұм, Russian: Мойынку́м or Муюнкум) is a desert in the Jambyl Region of southern Kazakhstan. It extends from the Chu River in the north to the Karatau Mountains and Kyrgyzstan in the south. Its altitude varies from 300m in the north to 700m in the southeast.
The climate of the desert is continental. Temperatures drop to as low as -40 °C in January and rise to around 50 °C in July.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The desert is known to harbor deposits of uranium, with the South Inkai mine of Uranium One and the Inkai Uranium Project of Cameco. The uranium mines at Tortkuduk and Muyunkum are operated by the Franco-Kazakh firm KATCO.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Common plant types in the desert include the saksaul, milkvetch, mugwort and sedge.
References
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