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It lies within the <a href="/wiki/Gobi_Gurvansaikhan_National_Park" title="Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park">Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park</a> in Mongolia. The sand dunes extend to over 965 square kilometres (373 sq mi) area.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014()h20{}>312_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014()h20{}>312-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEndicott201224_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEndicott201224-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Planet_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Planet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khongoryn_Els&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The dunes extending up to the foot of the high <a href="/wiki/Altai_Mountains" title="Altai Mountains">Altai Mountains</a> range,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEReaderRidout200369_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEReaderRidout200369-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> lie about 180 kilometres (110 mi) from <a href="/wiki/Dalanzadgad" title="Dalanzadgad">Dalanzadgad</a>. It is at a distance of 130 kilometres (81 mi) along the desert tracks to <a href="/wiki/Bogd,_Ovorkhangai" class="mw-redirect" title="Bogd, Ovorkhangai">Bogd</a> in <a href="/wiki/%C3%96v%C3%B6rkhangai" class="mw-redirect" title="Övörkhangai">Övörkhangai</a> in the north, and 215 kilometres (134 mi) to Bayanlig on the northwest in <a href="/wiki/Bayankhongor" title="Bayankhongor">Bayankhongor</a>. Travel through the desert is by vans.<sup id="cite_ref-Planet_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Planet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khongoryn_Els&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Khongoryn_Els_10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Khongoryn_Els_10.jpg/270px-Khongoryn_Els_10.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Khongoryn_Els_10.jpg/405px-Khongoryn_Els_10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Khongoryn_Els_10.jpg/540px-Khongoryn_Els_10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3285" /></a><figcaption>Khongoryn Els sand dunes</figcaption></figure> <p>Mongolia has three types of deserts, and some of it has enough grass for livestock to graze, but the Khongoryn Els, in the extreme south of the <a href="/wiki/Gobi_Desert" title="Gobi Desert">Gobi Desert</a>, has a huge range of sand dunes – 6–12 kilometres (3.7–7.5 mi) wide, 100 kilometres (62 mi) long (180 kilometres (110 mi) is also mentioned<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGodde2000259_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGodde2000259-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014312_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014312-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and rising to a height of 80 metres (260 ft) (a maximum height to the apex can be 300 metres (980 ft)). They are similar to the dunes of <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>. The sands have attractive curves which end in a sharp edge, making wave like patterns on the sand.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014311_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014311-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKavanagh2015147_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKavanagh2015147-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They continually change shape due to wind and reflect yellow-white colours as the intensity of light changes during the day.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014311_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014311-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the sand is moved due to winds or is in the process of collapse due to small avalanches, a strong sound is made giving it the name "Singing Sands."<sup id="cite_ref-Planet_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Planet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A French team has explained this phenomenon as due to a thin surface coating of slate<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> over the sand grains which causes the sand to make a resonant sound. The sound is also attributed to heat, the weather conditions in the desert and to the avalanche effect caused by the sand particles moving harmoniously. This sound is also compared to the sound made by an aircraft during take-off and landing stages.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014312_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014312-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its length and width vary. The largest of these dunes is found in the northwestern end of the range.<sup id="cite_ref-Planet_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Planet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The northern border of the dunes is skirted by a small river, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Khonggoryn_Gol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Khonggoryn Gol (page does not exist)">Khonggoryn Gol</a>, where green pastures are noted. The river is sourced by subterranean flows from the mountains forming its valley. Grazing by camels and horses of the <a href="/wiki/Nomad" title="Nomad">nomadic</a> population of the area is noted. The wildlife recorded consist of <a href="/wiki/Saker_falcon" title="Saker falcon">Saker falcons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pallas%27s_sandgrouse" title="Pallas's sandgrouse">Pallas's sandgrouse</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saxaul_sparrow" title="Saxaul sparrow">Saxaul sparrow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corsac_fox" title="Corsac fox">Corsac fox</a> or <a href="/wiki/Red_fox" title="Red fox">red fox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014311_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014311-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khongoryn_Els&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 November</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Khongoryn+Els&rft.pub=Lonely+Planet&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lonelyplanet.com%2Fmongolia%2Fsights%2Fnatural-landmarks%2Fkhongoryn-els%2Fitem-a-1406637-id&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKhongoryn+Els" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEReaderRidout200369-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEReaderRidout200369_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFReaderRidout2003">Reader & Ridout 2003</a>, p. 69.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGodde2000259-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGodde2000259_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGodde2000">Godde 2000</a>, p. 259.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014312-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014312_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014312_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBlunden2014">Blunden 2014</a>, p. 312.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014311-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014311_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014311_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlunden2014311_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBlunden2014">Blunden 2014</a>, p. 311.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKavanagh2015147-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKavanagh2015147_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKavanagh2015">Kavanagh 2015</a>, p. 147.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khongoryn_Els&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBlunden2014" class="citation book cs1">Blunden, Jane (1 October 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ug9bBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA311"><i>Mongolia</i></a>. Bradt Travel Guides. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84162-416-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84162-416-7"><bdi>978-1-84162-416-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Mongolia&rft.pub=Bradt+Travel+Guides&rft.date=2014-10-01&rft.isbn=978-1-84162-416-7&rft.aulast=Blunden&rft.aufirst=Jane&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dug9bBAAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA311&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKhongoryn+Els" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEndicott2012" class="citation book cs1">Endicott, Elizabeth (13 November 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=peDFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA24"><i>A History of Land Use in Mongolia: The Thirteenth Century to the Present</i></a>. 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