What is the altitude in Xinjiang?

The average altitude in Xinjiang is 4383 meters. The lowest point in Xinjiang, Lake Aiding in Turpan, is 155 meters above sea level, which is also the lowest point on land in China. The highest point in Xinjiang, Jogory Peak, is located on the Kashmir border, with an altitude of 86 1 1 m. The Gurbantunggut Desert in Xinjiang is the farthest place from the sea on land, and it is also 2648 kilometers away from the nearest coastline.

Xinjiang mountains and basins are arranged alternately, and the basins are surrounded by mountains, which is called "three mountains and two basins". There are Altai Mountains in the north and Kunlun Mountains in the south. Tianshan Mountain is located in the middle of Xinjiang, which divides Xinjiang into two parts: Tarim Basin in the south and Junggar Basin in the north. It is customary to call the south of Tianshan Mountain South Xinjiang, the north of Tianshan Mountain North Xinjiang, and Hami and Turpan Basin East Xinjiang.

Xinjiang climate

Xinjiang is far away from the ocean, living in the depths of the inland, surrounded by mountains, and the ocean airflow is not easy to reach, forming an obvious temperate continental climate. The temperature difference is large, the sunshine time is sufficient (the annual sunshine time is 2500 ~ 3500 hours), the precipitation is small and the climate is dry. The average annual precipitation in Xinjiang is about 150 mm, but the precipitation varies greatly from place to place. The temperature in southern Xinjiang is higher than that in northern Xinjiang, and the precipitation in northern Xinjiang is higher than that in southern Xinjiang.

In Leng Yue (65438+1October), the average temperature in Junggar basin is below minus 20℃, and the absolute minimum temperature in Fuyun county on the northern edge of the basin reaches minus 50. 15℃, which is one of the coldest areas in China. In the hottest month (July), the average temperature in Turpan, known as "Huozhou", was above 33℃, and the absolute maximum temperature reached 49.6℃, ranking first in the country.