The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north , by the Taklamakan Desert to the West , by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the southwest , and by the North China Plain to the southeast .
The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north , by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the southwest , and by the North China Plain to the southeast .