Uws Nuur
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| Geographical location |
Uws-Aimag ( Mongolia ), Tuwa ( Russia ) |
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| Tributaries | Tes , Narin-Gol | |
| Drain | drainless | |
| Location close to the shore | Ulaangom | |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 18 ' N , 92 ° 42' E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 753 m | |
| surface | 3 350 km² | |
| length | 85 km | |
| width | 80 km | |
| Maximum depth | 20 m | |
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The Uws Nuur ( Mongolian Увс Нуур ; Tuvinian Успа-Холь , Uspa-Chol ; Russian Убсу-Нур , Ubsu-Nur ) is the largest lake in Mongolia with an area of about 3350 km² ; Small parts of the salt lake belong to the Autonomous Republic of Tuva ( Russia ).
In 2003 the Uws-Nuur Basin Biosphere Reserve was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List .
| Uvs Nuur Basin | |
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| National territory: | Mongolia and Russia |
| Type: | nature |
| Criteria : | (ix) (x) |
| Surface: | 898,063 ha |
| Buffer zone: | 170,790 ha |
| Reference No .: | 769 |
| UNESCO region : | Asia and Pacific |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 2003 (session 27) |
Surname
The name Uvs Lake is derived from subsen , a Mongolian word for the bitter dregs of the manufacture of Kumys created and nuur , the Mongolian word for lake . It alludes to the bitter, undrinkable water of the lake.
Geographical location
The Uws Nuur is part of the Great Lakes Basin in northwestern Mongolia. It lies at an altitude of 753 m . The most important tributary of the lake is the Tes (Tesiin Gol) from the northeast. Small parts of the shore region and a small area of the northeastern part of the lake belong to the autonomous republic of Tuva (Russia). The largest city near the lake is Ulaangom in the southwest.
Nature and climate
The Uws-Nuur Basin includes several different ecosystems , such as B. the snow fields in the Turgen Mountains , the lake and steppe areas, the desert of Altan Els . It represents the border between Siberia and Central Asia. Temperatures fluctuate between −58 ° C in winter and 47 ° C in summer.
fauna
Despite the harsh climatic conditions, 173 bird species and 41 mammal species are native to the Uws-Nuur Basin. The lake is the habitat for many water birds . Rare animal species such as the Mongolian gerbil , the snow leopard , the wild sheep (Argali) and the Siberian ibex live in the surrounding desert and mountain regions .
Web links
- Description of the ecosystem
- Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Article Uws Nuur in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Uvs Nuur Basin. Retrieved September 29, 2017 .
Heritage: cultural landscape Orkhon -Tal (2004) | Rock carvings in the Mongolian Altai (2011) | Holy Mountain Burchan Khaldun and Surrounding Landscape (2015)
Natural heritage: Uws-Nuur basin (2003) | Daurian Landscapes (2017)
Heritage: Historic Center of Saint Petersburg (1990) | Churches of Kizhi Pogost on the island of Kizhi in Lake Onega (1990) | Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow (1990) | Architectural monuments of Novgorod and the surrounding area (1990) | Historical and cultural monuments on the Solovetsky Islands on the White Sea (1992) | White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal (1992) | Fortified Monastery of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius in Sergiev Posad (1993) | Ascension Church in Kolomenskoye (1994) | Kazan Kremlin (2000) | Ferapontow Monastery (2000) | Curonian Spit (2000) | Citadel, old town and fortifications of Derbent (2003) | Novodevichy Monastery (2004) | Yaroslavl Old Town (2005) | Struve Arch (2005) | Historical center and archaeological sites of Bolgar (2014) | Assumption Cathedral of the island city of Svyazhsk (2017) | Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture (2019)
Natural Heritage: Komi Primeval Forests (1995) | Lake Baikal (1996) | Volcanic region of Kamchatka with the Klyuchevskoy Nature Park (1996) | Golden Mountains of the Altai in Southern Siberia (1998) | Western Caucasus (1999) | Central Sichote-Alin Nature Reserve (2001) | Uws Nuur Basin (2003) | Wrangel Island Nature Reserve (2004) | Putorana Mountains (2010) | Lenafelsen Nature Park (2012) | Daurian Landscapes (2017)