Uws-Nuur Basin
Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 30 ″ N , 92 ° 43 ′ 11 ″ E
The Uws Nuur Basin ( Russian: Убсунурская котлови́на ) is located in northwest Mongolia and in the south of the Russian Republic of Tuva .
It forms the northern part of the Great Lakes basin . The basin landscape in Mongolia extends over the administrative districts of Chöwsgöl-Aimag , Dsawchan-Aimag and Uws-Aimag . In the center of the Uws Nuur basin is the outflowless lake Uws Nuur .
The Uws-Nuur Basin is a tectonic depression framed by the Tannu-ola Mountains in the north and the Chan-Chuchin-Ula Mountains in the south. The height of the basin varies between 753 m and 1500 m . A gravel plain with steppe landscape and a spreading desert characterize the Uws-Nuur basin.
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- ↑ a b c d e Article Uws-Nuur Basin in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)