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The Altai-Sayan Steppe stretches across southern Siberia and parts of Mongolia representing a unique biodiversity hotspot. This ecoregion’s notable feature is its transitional landscape bridging boreal forests with drier steppe conditions. It supports a rich array of plant and animal life including...
The Selenge-Orkhon forest steppe is a terrestrial ecoregion designated as PA0816 by the World Wildlife Fund. Spanning the river basins of the Selenge and Orkhon rivers, it covers regions of northern Mongolia and adjacent areas of southern Russia. The area represents a critical ecological transition...
The Great Lakes Basin desert steppe is a Palearctic ecoregion designated by the World Wildlife Fund that spans the basin of the Great Lakes in western Mongolia and parts of southern Russia. Characterized by an arid climate and expansive saline basins, the region features a mix of semi-desert and des...
The Selenga River flows for approximately 1,024 kilometers from northern Mongolia into the Russian Republic of Buryatia, where it empties into Lake Baikal. It is the largest tributary of Lake Baikal, providing over half of the lake's total surface water inflow. The river forms an extensive delta at...
The Daurian Steppe is a large temperate grassland ecoregion spanning the borderlands of southeastern Siberia in Russia, northeastern Mongolia, and northeastern China. Characterized by its rolling plains, wetlands, and distinct continental climate, the area experiences harsh, dry winters and warm sum...
The Uvs Nuur Basin Steppe encompasses the geographical region surrounding Lake Uvs Nuur, a shallow saline lake shared by northwestern Mongolia and the Tuva Republic of Russia. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, the broader basin contains a wide range of ecosystems, including deserts...
The Onon River originates in the Khentii Mountains of northeastern Mongolia and flows through a remote, rugged landscape. It is historically significant as the birthplace region of Genghis Khan, who was born along its upper banks around 1162 CE. The river is a principal headwater of the Amur River,...
The Selenga-Orkhon Forest Steppe is a WWF ecoregion extending across north-central Mongolia and northeastward into Russia along the Selenga River basin. It lies between the Siberian taiga and the open steppe, producing a landscape of conifer forests on wetter north-facing slopes, pine and aspen stan...
The Daurian Forest Steppe is a transboundary landscape of eastern Asia extending across northeastern China, eastern Mongolia, and southern Siberia in Russia. It forms a transition between open grasslands and forest, with steppe, shrubland, mixed woodland, rivers, lakes, and wetlands occurring in clo...
