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The Uvs Nuur Basin in Mongolia and the Russian Federation is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake a large shallow and very saline lake very important for migrating birds Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003 the site is made up of twelve protected areas representing major biomes of eastern Eurasia The steppe ecosystem supports a rich diversity of birds and the desert is home to a number of rare gerbil jerboas and the marbled polecat The mountains are an important refuge for the endangered snow leopard mountain sheep and the Asiatic ibex
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Keywords: aerial, basin, mongoli, nuur, uvs
