Turpan Depression
Fault-bounded trough in the Tian Shan mountain range / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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42.78°N 89.34°E / 42.78; 89.34
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Traditional Chinese | 吐魯番盆地 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 吐鲁番盆地 | ||||||
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Uyghur | تۇرپان ئويمانلىقى | ||||||
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The Turpan Depression or Turfan Depression, is a fault-bounded trough located around and south of the city-oasis of Turpan, in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in far Western China, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of the regional capital Ürümqi. It includes Lake Ayding, −154 metres (−505 ft), the second or third lowest depression on Earth.[1] By some measures, it is also the hottest and driest area in China during the summer.[2]