Mongolia
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Mongolia
Official name: | Mongolia |
Capital: | Ulaanbaatar |
Area: | total: 1.565 million sq km water: 9,600 sq km land: 1,555,400 sq km |
Climate: | desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) |
Location: | Northern Asia, between China and Russia |
Geographic coordinates: | 46 00 N, 105 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Alaska |
Land boundaries: | total: 8,162 km border countries: China 4,677 km, Russia 3,485 km |
Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
Terrain: | vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Hoh Nuur 518 m highest point: Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil) 4,374 m |
Map of Mongolia