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40°4′21″N 102°12′36″E {{Geobox|Desert}} The Badain Jaran Desert (Chinese: 巴丹吉林沙漠; pinyin: Bādānjílín Shāmò) is a desert in China which spans the provinces of Gansu, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. It covers an area of 49,000 sq. kilometers (19,000 sq. miles). By size is labeled as the third biggest desert in China
This desert is home to some of the tallest stationary dunes on Earth. Some of the dunes reach a height of 500 meters (1,600 ft.) although most average at about 200 meters. Its tallest dune is also labeled by base to peak as the world's third largest tallest dune and highest stationary dune in the world
The desert also features over 100 spring-fed lakes that lie between the dunes, some of which are fresh while others are extremely saline. These lakes give the desert its name which is Mongolian for "mysterious lakes". It is also crossed by one river, the Ruo Shui ("weak water"), which has formed a great alluvial plain in the desert. [1]