Ubsunur Hollow

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Ubsunur Hollow (also spelled Ubsu-Nur) is a fragile mountain basin or depression located on the territorial border of Mongolia and the Republic of Tuva in the Russian Federation. Here the world's most northern desert meets the world's most southern tundra zone.^[1]

The population density is low here. The lack of industry and the reliance of the inhabitants on traditional ways such as nomadic pasturing have little impact on the landscape and allow the ecosystem to remain relatively pristine.^[2]

Ubsunur Hollow was nominated for listing as a World Heritage Site in 1995. as "one of the largest intact watersheds in Central Asia where 40,000 archeological sites can be found from historically famous nomadic tribes such as the Scythians, the Turks and the Huns."^[3]

[edit] See also

• Tuvan people
• Tannu-Ola Mountains

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Ubsu-Nur Accepted into World Network of Biosphere Reserves. ISAR. Retrieved on December 31, 2006.
2. ^ The Ubsunur Hollow. Greenpeace. Retrieved on December 31, 2006.
3. ^ Russia's First World Heritage Site. Retrieved on December 31, 2006.

[edit] External links

• The Ubsunur Hollow
• Ubsu-Nur Accepted into World Network of Biosphere Reserves
• Singing Stones - The Republic of Tuva
• Ubsu Nur satellite photo