Emin Valley
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Emil River |
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| Simplified Chinese | 额敏谷地 | ||
| Traditional Chinese | 額敏谷地 | ||
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The Emin Valley (
Emil River
.
Administratively, the Emin Valley occupies areas of
East Kazakhstan Province
of eastern Kazakhstan.
Ecology
The Emin Valley has a
; and mountains with temperate climates.The Emin Valley Steppe is a
Palearctic ecoregion in the Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Biome. It lies within the vast and larger Eurasian Steppe.[1]
Hydrology
endorrheic basin. In the north, the Tarbagatai Mountains separate it from the Lake Zaysan basin, which is part of the basin of the Irtysh River, eventually draining into the Arctic Ocean. In the southeast, another series of mountain ranges separate it from the Dzungarian Basin (Gurbantünggüt Desert
).
The Emin Valley's main watercourse is the
Emin (Emil) River
, which flows in the general western direction, receiving numerous streams flowing from the Tarbagatai Mountains and carrying their water to Lake Alakol.
Lake Alakol and Lake Sasykkol, situated in the western (Kazakhstan) part of the valley, are the homes of the rare Dalmatian pelican and relict gull.
See also
References
- ^ "Emin Valley Steppe". One Earth. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
External links
- "Emin Valley steppe". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Emin Valley steppe". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
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