Mongun-Taiga

Mongun-Taiga
Tyvan: Mөңgүn-Taiga
Mongun-Taiga

Location in Russia

Elevation 3,970 m (13,020 ft)
Location
Location Tuva, Russia
Range Altai
Coordinates 50°16′46″N 90°07′12″E / 50.27944°N 90.12000°ECoordinates: 50°16′46″N 90°07′12″E / 50.27944°N 90.12000°E

Mongun-Taiga, also known as Mungun-Taiga (Tyvan: Мөңгүн-Тайга - Silver Mountain) is a massif in Mongun-Taiga kozhuun, Russia. The Russian part of the Altay Mountains is considered part of Western Siberia, but Mongun-Taiga in 1932 was transferred (along with the north of Uvs Nuur Basin) from the Mongolian People's Republic of Tuva, and in 1944 became part of Eastern Siberia.

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