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🏔️ Uvs Nuur Basin

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🏔️ Uvs Nuur Basin
Central Asia's northernmost enclosed basin and wildlife refuge


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 18:41

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Located in northwestern Mongolia at 50.17°N, 93.83°E
  • Covers 1,068,853 hectares across twelve protected areas
  • Contains Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, shallow saline waterbody
  • Represents the major biomes of eastern Eurasia

The Uvs Nuur Basin is the northernmost enclosed basin system in Central Asia, straddling the Mongolia-Russia border. Named ...

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