WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE- KHAR US LAKE

Khar Us Lake and its wetlands lie at 20 km in the east from Khovd town, the centre of Khovd province, and at more than 1,600 km from Ulaanbaatar, the Capital City of Mongolia.

Located in Great Lakes’ Depression, the Lake Khar Us and its wetlands are surrounded by Mongol Altay Range in the west, by Sayan Range in the north, Khangay Range in the east, and by Govi Altay Range in the south. It is the region with specific physic-geographic and geomorphological characteristics. Rivers Khovd, Buant, and Tsenkher inflow into the Lake while River Chono-Kharaikh outflows from the Lake. According to the administrative unit divisions, the Lake and its wetlands entirely are in a territory of Khovd province. A total covering area of the Lake and its wetlands is 321,360 ha including 185,920 ha of Khar Us Lake’ water surface.

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WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE- KHAR US LAKE

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