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- proper noun a highly
saline lake inMongolia with a small part inTuva (or Tyva),Russia
Etymologies
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From Mongolian Увс нуур (Uvs nuur)
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Uvs Lake and Ubsu-Nur include the deltas of the Tesiin-Gol and Torkhiologiin-Gol rivers where in places, desert comes down to the lake.
Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia 2008
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The Altai Mountains experience an extremely cold, dry climate due the exceptionally high altitude and the Asian anticyclone formation over Uvs Lake.
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