Uvs Nuur Basin, Russia

On the border of Russia and Mongolia is the Ubsunur Hollow, the largest closed water basin in Central Asia. From north to south, the extent of the basin is 160 km, and from the west to the east is 600 km, respectively. Today, the amazing Ubsu-Nur basin is a part of the reserve of the same name, the main distinguishing feature of which is the most complex mixture of different ecosystems.

The reserve covers more than one million hectares. It is possible to see on its territory impassable taiga, lifeless deserts, glorious marshes and forest steppes, one of the main features of the reserve are sand dunes. Obviously, with such a variety of ecosystems in the reserve, there is no less diversity of representatives of flora and fauna. Officially, 359 species of birds were registered on its territory, as well as about 80 species of mammals. The rarest species of animals live in the mountainous areas of the reserve, here you can find a snow leopard, a maral, a wolverine and a lynx.

In addition to its natural splendour, the Ubsunur Hollow is also remarkable from the archaeological point of view. Since ancient times, tribes of Yurks, Huns, and earlier Scythians also settled near a huge lake. Researchers found signs of the presence of nomadic tribes in these places. During excursion tours, tourists will have an opportunity to see a huge number of ancient burial grounds and memorial stones. There are about 40000 mounds in the reserve that have not been excavated. Next - Curonian Spit