Golden Mountains of Altai

Golden Mountains of Altai is name for one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This region cover a large area of .Laura Riley; William Riley, Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005), p. 276 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". The area protects endangered snow leopards. It also has large brown bears, wolverines and golden eagles. 

Related pages
List of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia

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 Other websites 

Location map 
Altai Republic Recreation Areas 
Golden Mountains, Altai Republic, Russia 
Golden Mountains of Altai at Natural Heritage Protection Fund

Category:World Heritage Sites in Russia
Category:World Heritage Sites in Asia