Mongolian steppes

Vast Central Asian

The Mongolian steppes are the vast, treeless grasslands of Central Asia, particularly those covering much of Mongolia and extending into neighboring regions.

This semi-arid landscape of rolling plains supports nomadic herding cultures and iconic wildlife like wild horses.

The Mongolian steppes stretch endlessly toward the horizon.

The term evokes remoteness and untamed wilderness.

Related

wild horses · grasslands · rolling hills · wind · sky · horseback archery · eagle hunting · ger · plateau · herd · temperature extremes · long winter · shamanism · dust · camels · eagles · pastoralism · vast

Opposites
vegetation and biome type

Mongolian steppestropical rainforest

Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation

jungle · Amazon rainforest · tropical jungle · dense forest · old-growth forest

landscape openness and terrain

Mongolian steppesfjords

Glacially carved coastal inlets

Grand Canyon · Himalayas · Swiss Alps · mountain ranges · dense jungle

climate and aridity

Mongolian steppestropical wetlands

Warm saturated land areas

monsoon regions · swampland · Amazon basin · equatorial rainforest · Everglades

Family

steppe, Mongolia, Mongolian

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G