Cuenca de Uvs Nuur
Mongolia · Central Asia (Mongolian-Russian border)The northernmost endorheic basin in Central Asia, with twelve distinct ecological zones from desert to tundra in a single World Heritage Site
Area
7,104 km²
Declared in
1993
Region
Central Asia (Mongolian-Russian border)
Climate
Árido / desértico, Templado
Best time
June to September
Highlight
The northernmost endorheic basin in Central Asia, with twelve distinct ecological zones from desert to tundra in a single World Heritage Site
Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003 as a transboundary property between Mongolia and Russia, the Uvs Nuur basin is the northernmost endorheic basin — one with no outlet to the sea — in Central Asia, and holds twelve distinct ecological zones, from desert and steppe to alpine tundra and boreal forest, within a single protected site: a concentration of ecosystems UNESCO's criteria reckon exceptional worldwide.
Location
See on the interactive map17 species documented in Cuenca de Uvs Nuur
At conservation risk:Leopardo de las nieves,Camello bactriano
VulnerableLeopardo de las nieves
Panthera uncia
Least ConcernÁguila real
Aquila chrysaetos
Near ThreatenedArgali
Ovis ammon
Grulla damisela
Grus virgo
Íbice siberiano
Capra sibirica
Least ConcernLobo gris
Canis lupus
Least ConcernZorro corsac
Vulpes corsac
Ánsar indio
Anser indicus
Near ThreatenedAvutarda común
Otis tarda
Critically EndangeredCamello bactriano
Camelus bactrianus
Collalba isabel
Oenanthe isabellina
Erizo orejudo
Hemiechinus auritus
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Mongolia, where Cuenca de Uvs Nuur lies.
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