Santanghu Basin is located between Altai Mountain and Tianshan Belt,it is a composite and reconstructed basin which superposes on the Paleozoic erogenic belt of Paleozoic age.

• 三塘湖盆地位于阿尔泰山系与天山山系之间，为一叠置在古生代造山带之上的复合改造型盆地。