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== Geography ==
== Geography ==
[[Lop]] was located on the edge of the desert. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
[[Lop]] was located on the [[west]]ern edge of the desert, while on the [[east]]ern side was [[Tun-Huang]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 06:38, 1 August 2020

Gobi Desert

The Gobi Desert was a vast and sandy desert in China and Mongolia.

Geography

Lop was located on the western edge of the desert, while on the eastern side was Tun-Huang. (TV: Marco Polo)

History

When the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara met Marco Polo in 1289, they travelled across it on their way to the Tun-Huang, briefly stopping at a small oasis on the way. (TV: Marco Polo)

In the 21st century, UNIT Lieutenant Sam Bishop and Petronella Osgood were deployed to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia in search of a Nestene energy unit. (AUDIO: Earthfall)