Landscapes of Dauria

"Landscapes of Dauria" site

The Landscapes of Dauria is a World Heritage Site shared between Russia and Mongolia, part of the "Daurian forest steppe" ecoregion (the latter also stretches into the northeastern China). It includes the Torey Lakes.[1]

Component sites

The site includes:

  • Forest steppe part of Daursky State Nature Biosphere Reserve (SNBR), Russia, 300 ha (740 acres) and a buffer zone of 3,958 ha (9,780 acres)
  • Daursky SNBR and Valley of Dzeren Nature Refuge, Russia, 278,723 ha (688,740 acres) and a buffer zone of 124,930 ha (308,700 acres) (Dzeren is the Russian name for the Mongolian gazelle)
  • Mongol Daguur Biosphere Reserve (Mongol Daguur Specially Protected Nature Area, SPNA), Mongolia, 580,080 ha (1,433,400 acres) and a buffer zone of 178,429 ha (440,910 acres)
  • Chuh-Nuur Lake cluster,[2] Mongolia, 7,361 ha (18,190 acres)
  • Ugtam Nature refuge,[3] Mongolia, 46,160 ha (114,100 acres)[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Landscapes of Dauria". whc.unesco.org (World Heritage Site). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  2. ^ See wikidata's page "Chuh-Nuur Lake cluster" (Q64787667).
  3. ^ See wikidata's page "Ugtam Nature refuge" (Q64787679).
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