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Mountains of Tuva. The Tuva Republic is made up of a mountain basin, about 600 m high, encircled by the Sayan and Tannu-Ola mountain ranges. Mountains and hills cover over 80% of its territory. Mongun-Tayga ("Silver Mountain", 3,970 m) is the highest point in the republic and is named after its glacier.
It can boast of a variety of natural belts and terrific landscapes. Here reign the centuries-old forests and endless steppes, here tower the snow-capped mountains and flow the mighty rivers, here are the crystal-clear lakes teeming with fish. Tuva is the land of sacred mountains, most ...
In Tuva’s northern and eastern parts are the great Sayan Mountains. “Once I was on the other side of the Sayan Mountains, the landscape really changed. And, once you hit the Tuvan border ...
The Tannu-Ola mountains (Tuvan: Таңды-Уула, Tañdı-Uula, Uniform Turkic Alphabet: Taᶇdь-Uula, IPA: [tʰaŋˈtɯ ˈuːla] – Tangdy-Uula mountains; Mongolian: Тагнын нуруу, Tağnîn nurú, Mongolian pronunciation: [tʰaɢˈniŋ nʊˈrʊː], Russian: Танну-Ола, [tɐnˈnu ɐˈla]) is a mountain range in southern ...
11 maj 2018 · A trip to Tuva (477 m.) Provides an impressive view of the peculiar combination of sea, islands and steep mountains that are so typical of Lofoten. The trip ...
Tuva is surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges – the Eastern and Western Sayan, Sangilen, Tangdy-Uula, Tsagan-Shibetu, and Shapshal ranges. 82% of the republic’s territory is occupied by mountains, the highest of which is Möngün-Taiga, which means in Tuvan “Silver Taiga.
Tuva is also home to stunning landscapes, marked by a pronounced relief and steppe immensity. Only 10 minutes away from the center of Kyzyl, hikers can admire an ocean of hills and mountains...
