Write it here to share it with the entire community. Turfan Depression a tectonic basin in West China, in the foothills of the eastern Tien-Shan. Add Definition. It includes Lake Ayding, −154 metres (−505 ft), the second or third lowest depression on Earth. The depression is composed primarily of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sandy-argillaceous deposits. It is approximately 200 km long and 70 km wide and reaches a depth of 154 m below sea level, the lowest point in Central Asia. It is approximately 200 km long and 70 km wide and reaches a depth of 154 m below sea level, the lowest point in Central Asia. Turpan Depression - The Turpan Depression, or Turfan Depression, is a fault-bounded trough located around and south of the city-oasis of Turpan, in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in far western China, about 150 The Turfan Depression is a fault trough, descending ultimately to 508 feet (155 metres) below sea level (the lowest point in China), whereas the neighbouring Tarim River and Lop Nur areas are The Turpan Depression, or Turfan Depression, is a fault-bounded trough located around and south of the city-oasis of Turpan, in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in far western China, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of the regional capital Ürümqi. Have a definition for Turpan Depression ? Turfan Depression a tectonic basin in West China, in the foothills of the eastern Tien-Shan.

By some measures, it is also the hottest and driest area in China during the summer. Turfan Depression, deep mountain basin in the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, northwestern China. The depression is composed primarily of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sandy-argillaceous deposits. Turpan is located about 150 km (93 mi) southeast of Ürümqi, Xinjiang's capital, in a mountain basin, on the northern side of the Turpan Depression, at an elevation of 30 m (98 ft) above sea level.Outside of Turpan is a small volcanic cone, the Turfan volcano, that is said to have erupted in 1120 as described in the Song Dynasty.