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• Takla Makan Desert — Chinese Taklimakan Shamo or T a k o la ma kan Sha mo Desert, forming the greater part of the Tarim River basin, west central China. One of the world s largest sandy wastes, it is about 600 mi (965 km) across, with an area of 105,000 sq mi… …   Universalium