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Altun Mountains

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The hyper-enclosed uninhabited zone at the junction of the Kunlun and Qilian ranges — extreme altitudinal isolation creating a forbidden zone of life and the ultimate backup vault for Tibetan antelope and wild yak.

Hexi Corridor Hulunbuir Ordos Turpan Ili River Valley Junggar Basin Irtysh Valley Qilian Mountains Greater Khingan Range Juyan Lake Ulanbutong Xilingol Steppe Zanda Bayinbuluke Lop Nur Altun Mountains
Yellow Mountain Zhangjiajie Mount Hua Himalayas Mount Emei Guilin Landscape Mount Yandang Mount Lu Qinling Changbai Mountain Mount Tai Shennongjia Hengduan Mountains Changbai Forest Region Min Mountains / Qionglai Mountains Southern Qinling Foothills Tianshan Mountains Wuyi Mountain Tea Region Jianmen Pass Yanmen Pass Qilian Mountains Greater Khingan Range Mount Wutai Mount Wudang Mount Qingcheng Mount Longhu Mount Jiuhua Altun Mountains
Tarim River Tarim Basin Junggar Wilds Tianshan Mountains Karez Turpan Ili River Valley Junggar Basin Irtysh Valley Bayinbuluke Lop Nur Altun Mountains
Qaidam Yangtze River Yellow River Qinghai Lake Hoh Xil Qilian Mountains Altun Mountains
Altun Mountains Xinjiang / Qinghai
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Desolate high-altitude saline sands and salt lakes of the Altun Mountains, with a herd of wild yaks grazing in the arid alpine valley