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The Tannu-Ola mountains (Tuvan
Tuvan language

Tuvan , also known as Tuvinian, Tyvan, or Tuvin, is one of the Turkic languages. It is spoken by around 200,000 people in the Republic of Tuva in south-central Siberia in Russia....
: Tangdy-Uula mountains) is a mountain range in southern Siberia
Siberia

Siberia , is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of North Asia and for the most part currently serving as the massive central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, having served in the same capacity previously for the Soviet Union from its beginning, and the Russian Empire beginning in the 16th century....
, in the Tuva Republic
Tuva

Tyva Republic , or Tuva , is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia ....
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
. It extends in an east-west direction and curves along the Mongolia
Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and People's Republic of China to the south, east and west....
n border. Its highest peaks reaches 2,930 m.

northern slopes are part of the watershed of the Yenisei river, facing the western Sayan Mountains
Sayan Mountains

The Sayan Mountains are a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia.The Eastern Sayan extends 1000 km from the Yenisey River at 92? E to the southwest end of Lake Baikal at 106? E....
. The eastern end touches the large watershed of the Selenge
Selenga

The Selenga or Selenge is the chief river in Mongolia and Russia. Its source rivers are the Ideriin gol and the Delgerm?r?n. It flows into Lake Baikal and has a length of 992 km....
 in Mongolia
Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and People's Republic of China to the south, east and west....
. The foothills of the southern slopes cross into Mongolian territory.






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The Tannu-Ola mountains (Tuvan
Tuvan language

Tuvan , also known as Tuvinian, Tyvan, or Tuvin, is one of the Turkic languages. It is spoken by around 200,000 people in the Republic of Tuva in south-central Siberia in Russia....
: Tangdy-Uula mountains) is a mountain range in southern Siberia
Siberia

Siberia , is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of North Asia and for the most part currently serving as the massive central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, having served in the same capacity previously for the Soviet Union from its beginning, and the Russian Empire beginning in the 16th century....
, in the Tuva Republic
Tuva

Tyva Republic , or Tuva , is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia ....
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
. It extends in an east-west direction and curves along the Mongolia
Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and People's Republic of China to the south, east and west....
n border. Its highest peaks reaches 2,930 m.

Geography

The northern slopes are part of the watershed of the Yenisei river, facing the western Sayan Mountains
Sayan Mountains

The Sayan Mountains are a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia.The Eastern Sayan extends 1000 km from the Yenisey River at 92? E to the southwest end of Lake Baikal at 106? E....
. The eastern end touches the large watershed of the Selenge
Selenga

The Selenga or Selenge is the chief river in Mongolia and Russia. Its source rivers are the Ideriin gol and the Delgerm?r?n. It flows into Lake Baikal and has a length of 992 km....
 in Mongolia
Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and People's Republic of China to the south, east and west....
. The foothills of the southern slopes cross into Mongolian territory. They form the northern limits of a large basin of steppes, which extends south to the Mongolian Altay Mountains
Altay Mountains

File:2006-07_altaj_belucha.jpgThe Altai Mountains are a mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together, and where the rivers Irtysh, Ob River and Yenisei have their sources....
 and includes the salt lake Uvs Nuur
Uvs Nuur

Uvs Nuur or Lake Uvs is a highly saline lake in an endorheic basin in Mongolia with a small part in Russia. It is the largest lake in Mongolia by surface area, covering 3,350 km? at 759 m above sea level....
. The western end is located near the northern Altay Mountains
Altay Mountains

File:2006-07_altaj_belucha.jpgThe Altai Mountains are a mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together, and where the rivers Irtysh, Ob River and Yenisei have their sources....
  in the Russian Altai Republic
Altai Republic

Altai Republic is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . The direct romanization of Russian of the republic's Russian name is Respublika Altay, and the romanization of the Altay name is Altay Respublika....
.

See also

  • Tuva Depression
    Tuva Depression

    Tuva Depression is located among mountains of South Central Siberia — Tannu-Ola Mountains, Eastern Sayans and Western Sayans, and the Altay Mountains region, part of a combination of raised lands and depressions....
  • Uvs Nuur Basin
    Uvs Nuur Basin

    The Uvs Nuur Basin is a fragile mountain endorheic basin, named after Uvs Nuur, a large, shallow and very saline lake in the basin's center. Several smaller lakes are scattered throughout....
  • Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Reserve
    Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Reserve

    Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Preserve is a fragile mountain hollow or depression located on the territorial border of Mongolia and the Tuva in the Russian Federation among the mountains — Tannu-Ola Mountains, and the Altay Mountains region — part of a combination of raised lands and depressions....