Golden Mountains of Altai
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia
Golden Mountains of Altai is name for one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This region cover a large area of 6,848 square miles (17,740 km2).[1] It consist of the Altai and Katun nature reserves in Siberia, Russia. It also includes Lake Teletskoye, Belukha Mountain, and the Ukok Plateau. UNESCO stated: "The region represents the most complete sequence of altitudinal vegetation zones in central Siberia".[2] The area protects endangered snow leopards.[1] It also has large brown bears, wolverines and golden eagles.[1]
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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 Altai Mountains | |
| Location | Altai Republic, Russia |
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| Criteria | Natural: (x) |
| Reference | 768rev |
| Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
| Area | 1,611,457 ha (6,221.87 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 50°28′N 86°00′E / 50.467°N 86.000°E |
  Location of Golden Mountains of Altai in Russia | |
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change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Laura Riley; William Riley, Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005), p. 276
- ↑ "Golden Mountains of Altai". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Golden Mountains of Altai World Heritage Site.
- Location map Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Altai Republic Recreation Areas Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Golden Mountains, Altai Republic, Russia Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Golden Mountains of Altai at Natural Heritage Protection Fund
