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Some historians believe that the Altai mountain region may have been the location where skiing was born, however this remains disputed. Evidence to support the claims includes several cave petroglyphs within the Altai Mountains in modern China that depict human figures on skis that are chasing after an ibex. According to a study published by ...
They also believed that Belukha Mountain in the Altai Mountains was an entrance to Shambhala, a common belief in that region. [15] They led a second expedition to look for Shambhala in Mongolia between 1934 and 1935.
Location Parent range Belukha: 4506: ... Gobi-Altai Mountains Khasagt Khairkhan: 3578: 46°47′21″N 95°48′3″E: Mongolia: Mongol-Altai Mountains References.
The Dzungarian Gate, also known as the Altai Gap, is a geographically and historically significant mountain pass between China and Central Asia. [1] It has been described as the "one and only gateway in the mountain-wall which stretches from Manchuria to Afghanistan , over a distance of three thousand miles [4,800 km]."
The Altai alpine meadow and tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1001) is a terrestrial ecoregion covering the higher elevation of the Altai Mountains at the center of the "X" formed by the borders separating Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia. The mountain peaks are the farthest north in Central Asia, separating the plains of Siberia to the north ...
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The Altai montane forest and forest steppe ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0502) covers patches of the subalpine forest belt on the Altai Mountains, crossing the border region where Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China meet. The region has high biodiversity, as it is located in transition zones between different ecoregions, altitudes, and climate zones.
The park was formally established in 2010–2012, with a particular purpose of protecting the vulnerable Altai argali mountain sheep and the endangered Snow leopard. The component Saylyugem Mountains are a ridge of the Altai, and stretch to the northeast to the Sayan Mountains. The climate is cold and semi-arid.