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In East Asia, there is a variety of geographical features. There are deserts, mountains, seas, etc. Some examples of deserts are the Gobi Desert and the Talimakan Desert. Some mountainous regions might be the Altun Shan or the Tian Shan. Some surrounding seas are the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. There are also many plains such as the Manchurian plain and the North China Plain. There is a diversity of geography in East Asia!

-By Chris Lee The Southern part of Mongolia and the Northern part of China is known as the Gobi Desert. This desert covers more than 30% of Mongolia itself. It is a vast desert and is usually described as lifeless because there aren’t that many animals surviving there. The Gobi Desert is about 1,000 miles long from east to west and it is about 500 miles wide from north to south. The Gobi desert experiences extreme temperatures up to forty to sixty-six degrees in the summer. Also, the Gobi desert receives less then eight inches of rain every year. As a result, mainly the only animal that is used for transportation is the Mongolian Two Humped Bactrian Camel.

The Gobi Desert seems like a barren waste land, but it still does have some unique animals. General information about the Gobi Desert animals is, to avoid day heat they burrow underground, most animals are nocturnal, and most animals are fairly light colored despite the extreme the heat. The Gobi Desert surprisingly also has an endangered animal known as the Gobi Desert Bear. The Gobi Desert also has a wide variety of snakes. The snakes there are divided into two groups, venomous or non-venomous. The Gobi Desert still has a lot of animals which contributes the diversity and some of the others are Eagles, Jerboa, and the Ibex. media type="custom" key="5745399" Image Sources 1. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://srforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/fa/24990/0/&imgrefurl=http://srforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/m/472158/0/&usg=__2AsI5LH74xcwQ0ZcJQfA1AJpAes=&h=300&w=300&sz=23&hl=en&start=4&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=1xu2PPCL3UZN6 2. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:__//__www.austenfamily.org/images/gobi%2520desert%2520map.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.austenfamily.org/G_H_Kingswell.html&usg=__fTnkK4-XbNZTy179xc2oedqOp1g=&h=358&w=454&sz=36&hl=en&start=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=maH6Z9SKpd4 3. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img5.travelblog.org/Photos/86517/333790/f/2966887-The-Gobi-Desert-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/2966887&usg=__yUzcqMqj-oVHwFg2hUE6hAU1CIM=&h=600&w=450&sz=24&hl=en&start=8&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=R 4. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:__//__www.boncherry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/gobi-desert.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.boncherry.com/blog/2009/09/20/mongolian-death-worm-hunters/&usg=__WAzXeKOpas8oHNWKL5ZBmuaKppA=&h=333&w=500&sz=71&hl=en 5. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/gobi-desert-animals.html

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By Chaeun Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. The location of the mountain is in Chubu, Japan. Scientists estimate that it was made 600,000 years ago. Along with Mount Tate and Mount Hake, it is one of Japan's "Three Holy mountains." Mount Fuji is actually a volcano that last erupted in 1707. Mount Fuji's cone shaped is a well known symbol of Japan and is used in Arts and photographs. Mount Fuji is known for its beauty as well as its holiness. Mount Fuji's nickname is "KonohanaSakuhime" means causing blossoms to bloom brightly which is referring to the pink cherry blossoms that frame the snowy mountain in spring. The official climbing season is only two months long, July and August which is when the snow is melted. The climb up the mountain is very steep and takes approximately 8 hours. There are ten stations along the way up, the first at the foot of the mountain and the tenth at the summit. These include huts for resting. Every summer, thousands of pilgrims and tourists climb Mount Fuji for the beautiful view of the sunrise. Mount Fuji is 12,388 ft high. The mountain is home to many Shinto Shrines, Buddhist temples and torii gates. It is not an easy climb but sure a worthwhile one. You can never forget the view and the fresh air. This is why Mount Fuji is so popular in Japan. Here is the slideshow of pictures: media type="custom" key="5750565"  By Ria  Mount Khutein is located on the 49.6176 degree North latitude and 106.35 degree East longitude. It is located in the Altai Mountain Range and in the northern Tien Sien. The Altai Mountain Range stretches for 600-650 km in the Western part of Mongolia. This mountain is located in the border of China, Mongolia and Russia. The Khutein peak is 4,734 feet above sea level! It is because of this height that there are glaciers on the top of the mountain. On top of this mountain there is Mongolia's largest glacier which is Potin Glacier. Mountain Khutein is one of the "Five Saint Mountains" in the Altai Range. This area also has a lot of other snow capped peaks, some glorious lakes and a couple of big glaciers. Some of the other "Saint Mountains" (as they are called) are Mountain Nairamdal (this mountain stands for friendship as this is also located on the China, Mongol, Russia border too), and Mountain Snow Church, which many people regard as the most beautiful mountain in Northeast Asia. These mountains are extremely hard climb for amateur climbers but also for professional hikers!

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=By Tatsumi Himoto= ===** Yushan is located in east of Alishan and Chiayi in Taiwan’s central Mountain range, is the country’s and East Asia’s highest peak. Taiwan has no volcanoes, but it does have mountains like Yushan that are created by earthquakes. Yushan mountains is about 3952m (12,965.879ft) above sea level. Yushan was once in the ocean and raised to the current height because the Eurasian Plate slid under the Philippine sea Plate. **=== ===** Yushan was first found or observed by a westerner in 1857. W.Morrison, captain of the American freighter, sighted this mountain while departing from Taiwan. He recorded this sighting in his log, and the mountain gained the name Mount Morrison in western literature. In 1900, after the support of the Japanese, two Japanese anthropologists. They became the first people to have been recoded ascending the mountain. They gave the name Mount Niitaka, literally the “New High Mountain” because it was even higher than mount Fuji in Japan. **=== = = Image sources: 1.http://www.taiwanhostels.com/files/u1/mt-yu-shan-taiwan.jpg 2.http://www.taiwanhostels.com/files/u1/yu-shan-national-park-taiwan.jpg 3.http://pt.snow-forecast.com/resortlocationmaps/Yushan.10.jpg 4.http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/World_pic/yushan_small.jpg 5.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taiwan_location_map.svg

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