About: Central Asian Internal Drainage Basin (Mongolia)

The Central Asian Internal Drainage Basin or Central Asian Inland Basin is the largest of 3 major hydrological basins that cover Mongolia (cf. & ). It is an endorheic basin. The basin also includes much of the Western and Central Asia: the watersheds of the Great Lakes Depression, the , and the lowlands of the Gobi Desert. It is separated from the other two basins by the ridges of the Khangai Mountains and Khentii Mountains. The Khentii Mountains also separate Arcic and Pacific basins within Mongolia. It is further subdivided into local drainage basins.