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The Badain Jaran Desert is a desert in China which spans the provinces of Gansu, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. It covers an area of 49,000 square kilometres 19,000 sq mi. By size it is the third largest desert in China. This desert is home to some of the tallest stationary dunes on Earth, with some reaching a height of more than 500 meters 1,600 ft, although most average at around 200 meters 660 ft. Its tallest dune is also measured, from base to peak, as the world`s third tallest dune and highest stationary dune in the world.