Uvs Nuur Basin World Heritage Site

Official name

Uvs Nuur Basin | UNESCO

Country

Mongolia | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Uvs Aimag, Zavhan Aimag, Huvsgul Aimag (Mongolia); Mongun-Taiga Kojuun, Ovur Kojuun, Tes-Khem Kojuun, Ersin Kojuun (Tuva)
50.2750° Lat, 92.7197° Lon | Map

Code

769

Time Zone

Asia/Ulaanbaatar (+08, +0800)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2003. The Uvs Nuur Basin (1,068,853 ha), is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia. It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, shallow and very saline lake, important for migrating birds, waterfowl and seabirds. The site is made up of twelve protected areas representing the major biomes of eastern Eurasia. The steppe ecosystem supports a rich diversity of birds and the desert is home to a number of rare gerbil, jerboas and the marbled polecat. The mountains are an important refuge for the globally endangered snow leopard, mountain sheep (argali) and the Asiatic ibex.