Where is altai mountains

The area of the republic is 92, square kilometers. But the population is only , people. All the territory of the Republic is located within the mountainous system. The real beauty of the region is the Mount Belukha, the highest peak of Siberia m. It is actually m higher than the surrounding mountain ridges. There are 3 big ridges which are — m high. Their peaks are covered with snow and ice all year long.

At present there are glaciers with a total area of square km which consists of 39 cubic km of frozen water. The largest glaciers stretch for several kilometers. Altai Mountains form the world watershed between the internal Central Asian watershed and the Arctic Ocean watershed.

The whole region is rich in water resources. There are about 20, rivers with the total length of The list of plants includes over species of mosses, lichens, over species of vascular plants. Among them: 77 species of fishes, 8 species of amphibians, 25 species of reptiles, species of birds and species of mammals. More information Altai-Sayan Montane Forests.

Threats to Altai-Sayan biodiversity. The following threats exist in the ecoregion: Poaching and illegal trade in flora and fauna Development of infrastructure and industry Impact of climate change on species and ecosystems Competition for pastures, overgrazing Deforestation, unsustainable forestry practices Water pollution Poverty and unemployment.

WWF makes all efforts to establishing a network of protected areas, national strategy plans for snow leopards and argali conservation, anti poaching activities, forests and fresh water conservation, legislation improvement, and working on raising livelihood of the local communities, environmental education for sustainable development and public awareness.

The goal of the project was to conserve the biodiversity in the ASER for the next 50 years and beyond. The idea of developing a comprehensive Ecoregional Conservation Action Plan, based on national-level Conservation Action Plans, was suggested.

However, the sacred mountain does not allow everyone to win the mountain top. Some get injured while climbing some start feeling horror and return. There is a legend that Belukha keeps an entrance to the afterlife where the half-lion half-griffon lives. Anyway each year more and more people wish to feel the powerful energy of these places and to try their fate in finding the gates of Shambhala.

Shamans in Altai are conductors between the world of the living and those moved to the better world, between the world of people and the world of nature. Shamans practice divination and healing entering into a trance state during special rituals. It is interesting that the canons, rules of this phenomenon are not fixed anywhere. This knowledge traditions and rituals are handed out from parents to children. Tourists who have visited such places tell mysterious stories.

Some claim that they saw strange shadows in the night and heard moans, some tell that they met the legendary Yeti. There are two Altais from the point of view of territorial division, the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic. Each of them is beautiful in its own way.

There are 35 nature reserves that attract tourists all over the world. The Altai Republic is a grand mountain system, turbulent rivers, and wild untouched nature. These places are simply created for active tourists, eager for adventure and for those who want to escape from hustle and bustle of big cities and be alone with nature. Altai is a giant nature reserve, where plant species grow, of which can be found only here — and nowhere else.

Among them — a black stork, Altaian ular, peregrine falcon, golden eagle, and others. Altai is famous for being the home of snow leopards, which are endangered species of cats.

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