Lake Ganga and its surrounding wetlands

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Lake Ganga and its surrounding wetlands

  • Pays: 
    Mongolie
  • Numéro du site: 
    1378
  • Superficie: 
    3'280 ha
  • Date d’inscription: 
    22-03-2004
  • Coordonnées: 
    45°15'N 114°00'E
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Lake Ganga and its surrounding wetlands. 22/03/04; Sukhbaatar Province; 3,280 ha; 45°15'N 114°00'E. Natural Monument Area. A small brackish lake (220ha) and associated lakes in eastern Mongolia within a unique landscape combining wetlands, steppe and sand dunes, located in the strip between the south steppe and Gobi zones. This lake district is based in the wind-scoured lowlands of extinct volcanoes and known as Dariganga. It is of great importance for breeding and stop-over waterbirds, e.g., White-naped Crane (Grus vipio), Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides), and Great Bustard (Otis tarda), all vulnerable or endangered in the the IUCN Red Book. Local people involved in nomadic and animal husbandry. A management plan for the Ganga Lake Monument Area is being elaborated with the objective of developing ecotourism in view of the great cultural (stone monuments) and natural ('swan assembly' in autumn) potential of the area. Ramsar site no. 1378. Most recent RIS information: 2004.

Région administrative: 
Sukhbaatar Province

  • Inscription légale nationale: 
    • Natural Monument Area
  • Date de dernière publication: 
    22-03-2004

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