Lake Khuvsgul included in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves

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Category : Awards Published on: June 20 2022

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Mongolia’s Khuvsgul Lake National Park has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO.
The decision was made during the 34th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme taking place in Paris, France.
Khuvsgul Lake is located in the northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgul near the Russian border, holding nearly 70 per cent of Mongolia’s fresh water, or 0.4 per cent of the world’s total.
The lake is 1,645 meters above sea level, 136 km long and 262 meters deep.

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Lake Khuvsgul included in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves