Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park ( Mongolian : Тэрхийн Цагаан нуур ) covers the picturesque Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake and the nearby Khorgo Mountain (a recently extinct volcano) in the north central Khangai Mountains in Arkhangai Province , Mongolia . The marshes along the west end of the lake are an important breeding and staging area for birds. The park is located in Tariat District of Arkhangai Province .
4-670: The park is situated in the valley of the Chuluut River and Suman River in the Tarvagatai Range of the Khangai Mountains. Lake Terkhiin Tsagaain is a freshwater, oligotrophic lake in a volcanically-formed valley. The terrain immediately around the lake is hills with steppe and forest steppe vegetation. The lake is about 15 km long. It has a maximum depth of 20 meters, with 40% being less than 2 meters deep. Khorgo Mountain
8-758: Is a river flowing through the valleys of the Khangai Mountains in central Mongolia , and a tributary of the Ider River . It is 415 km long, the width at the mouth into the Ider river is 80 m, the maximum depth is 3 m. It is usually frozen from November to April. "Чулуутын гол" . medeelel.mn . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved July 16, 2007 . M.Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli , Ulaanbaatar 2001 49°12′37″N 100°40′14″E / 49.21028°N 100.67056°E / 49.21028; 100.67056 This article related to
12-683: Is about 4 km east of the lake, in the Taryatu-Chulutu valley, a volcanic field. Khorgo experienced a significant eruption in approximately 8,000 BCE. The climate of the area is Cold semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification (BSk) ). This climate is characteristic of steppe climates intermediary between desert humid climates, and typically have precipitation is above evapotranspiration . At least one month averages below 0 °C (32 °F). Annual precipitation averages 100–100 mm, with 80% of that falling in July and August. The park
16-481: Is in the Selenge-Orkhon forest steppe ecoregion. The fish in the lake are typical northern Eurasian species - cyprinids ( Cyprinidae ), pike and perch. Birds breeding in the marshes along the lake's edge include Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus), Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), and Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator). Chuluut River Chuluut River ( Mongolian : Чулуут гол , stony river )
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