Xinjiang is located in the northwest border of China, bordering Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India and Afghanistan, with no sea around.
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. Large temperature difference, sufficient sunshine time, less precipitation and dry climate. 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.
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Lakes in Xinjiang:
Ebinur Lake is the largest saltwater lake in Xinjiang and the largest lake in Junggar Basin. The Mongolian language of Moxi is Abinur, which is sunny, Naoer is a lake and Abinur is a Chaoyang lake.
Located 35km north of Jinghe County, it is adjacent to Jinghe-Alashankou section of Beijiang Railway in the west, 35km north to Alashankou, and east to Ganjiahu Haloxylon Nature Reserve. Bortala River, Jinghe River and Kuitun River flow into Ebinur Lake from the west, south and east respectively, which become the main sources of lake water.
2. Bosten Lake, the largest inland freshwater lake in China. The main water supply source is Kaidu River, which is also the source of Peacock River. The body of Bosten Lake can be divided into two parts: the big lake and the small lake. The area of great lakes is nearly 1000 square kilometers, while the area of small lakes is only 100 square kilometers. Sui Shu recorded that this lake has "the benefits of fish, salt, cattails and reeds". Guang Mao reed grows in the lake area and is an important reed production base in China.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Xinjiang