The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is located in North China. Inner Mongolia is bounded by 37°24′-53°23′ north latitude and 97°12′-126°04′ east longitude. The straight-line distance from east to west is more than 2,400 kilometers; It starts at 37°24′ north latitude and ends at 53°23′ north latitude, occupying 15°59′ latitude and a straight-line distance of 1,700 kilometers.

The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is adjacent to eight provinces and regions: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Gansu in order to the east, south and west, spanning the Three Norths (Northeast, North China and Northwest) and close to Beijing and Tianjin ; It borders Mongolia and the Russian Federation in the north, with a border length of 4,200 kilometers.

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The terrain of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region extends diagonally from northeast to southwest and is long and narrow. The entire region is basically a plateau type landform area, covering plateaus, mountains, hills, The landforms include plains, deserts, rivers, lakes and other landforms. The climate is mainly temperate continental, and it spans four major river systems: the Yellow River, the Erguna River, the Nenjiang River and the Xiliao River.

The landforms of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are dominated by the Mongolian Plateau and have complex and diverse forms. Except for the southeast, it is basically a plateau, accounting for about 50% of the total land area. It is composed of Hulunbuir High Plains, Xilingol High Plains, Bayannur-Alxa and Ordos high plains. The average altitude is about 1,000 meters, and the highest point is Helan Mountain. The main peak is 3556 meters.

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