What is the altitude of Xinjiang in meters?

The average altitude of Xinjiang is 4383 meters. The lowest point in Xinjiang, Lake Aiding in Turpan, is 155 meters below sea level and is also the lowest point on land in China. K2, the highest point in Xinjiang, is located on the border of Kashmir, with an altitude of 8,611 meters. The Gurbantunggut Desert in Xinjiang is the farthest place on land from the ocean, and is 2,648 kilometers away from the nearest coastline.

Xinjiang’s mountains and basins are alternately arranged and surrounded by basins and mountains, which is known as “three mountains and two basins”. The Altai Mountains are in the north and the Kunlun Mountains are in the south; the Tianshan Mountains lie across central Xinjiang, dividing Xinjiang into northern and southern halves, with the Tarim Basin in the south and the Junggar Basin in the north. It is customary to call the south of the Tianshan Mountains the southern Xinjiang, the north of the Tianshan Mountains the northern Xinjiang, and the Hami and Turpan basins the eastern Xinjiang.

Xinjiang Climate

Xinjiang is far away from the ocean and located deep inland. It is surrounded by high mountains and is blocked by mountains. Ocean airflow is not easy to reach, forming an obvious temperate continental climate. The temperature difference is large, the sunshine time is sufficient (annual sunshine time reaches 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 the coldest month (January), the average temperature in the Junggar Basin is below minus 20°C. The absolute lowest temperature in Fuyun County on the northern edge of the basin once reached minus 50.15°C, making it one of the coldest regions in the country. one. In the hottest month (July), the average temperature in Turpan, known as the "Fire Continent", is over 33°C, and the absolute highest temperature has reached 49.6°C, ranking highest in the country.