Saturday 10 April 2010

768 RU - Golden Mountains of Altai (1998)

Brief Description

"The Altai mountains in southern Siberia form the major mountain range in the western Siberia biogeographic region and provide the source of its greatest rivers – the Ob and the Irtysh. Three separate areas are inscribed: Altaisky Zapovednik and a buffer zone around Lake Teletskoye; Katunsky Zapovednik and a buffer zone around Mount Belukha; and the Ukok Quiet Zone on the Ukok plateau. The total area covers 1,611,457 ha. The region represents the most complete sequence of altitudinal vegetation zones in central Siberia, from steppe, forest-steppe, mixed forest, subalpine vegetation to alpine vegetation. The site is also an important habitat for endangered animal species such as the snow leopard."

金山-阿尔泰山
"位于西伯利亚南部的金山-阿尔泰山是西西伯利亚地理生态区的主要山脉,也是世界上最长的河流之一鄂毕湾的源头。总占地面积 为1 611 457公顷,列入《世界遗产名录》的有三个区域:阿尔泰司基扎波伏德尼克及傣勒茨克叶湖缓冲地带、卡顿司基扎波伏德尼克及贝露克哈湖缓冲地带 、吴郭高原上的吴郭静养区。该地区向世人展示了完整的中西伯利亚标高植被。其中包括无树大草原、森林-草原交错带、混交林、次高山植被、高山苔原等。它还 是雪豹等濒危物种重要的栖息地。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/768
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Belukha mount
stamps shows another unesco site of Sikhote-Alin
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Ukok Plateau
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