Global InformationBogeda Biosphere Reserve information
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| Bogeda Biosphere Reserve | |
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| Location | Xinjiang, PR China |
| Coordinates | 43°52′48″N 87°45′0″E / 43.88000°N 87.75000°E |
| Area | 128,690 ha |
| Established | 1990 |
| Governing body | Xinjiang Tianchi Lake Administration Committee |
The Bogeda Biosphere Reserve (Chinese: 博格达世界生物圈保护区; pinyin: Bógédá shìjiè shēngwùquān bǎohù qū, Mongolian: Богд шим мандлын нөөц газар, Bogd shim mandlyn noots gazar), also known in English as Bogda Biosphere Reserve,[1] is located in the eastern region of the Tianshan Mountains in China's Xinjiang Province. Local residents named the area the Sangong River Valley after one of the largest rivers in this region, which originates from Bogda Peak. Altogether, five major landscapes are distributed throughout the northern and southern areas of the biosphere reserve: ice-snow belts (5,445–3,100 meters above sea level), alpine and sub-alpine meadow belts (3,100–2,500 meters asl), forest belts (2,500–1,600 meters asl), steppe belts (1,700–900 meters asl) and sand desert dunes (460–3,300 meters asl). The topography consists of a middle mountain belt, low mountain erosion hills and alluvial areas. Tianchi Lake is the only natural lake in the region and lies adjacent to the Sangong River.
- ^ Chen, Na (31 August 2006). "Scientific exploration of Bogda Biosphere Reserve kicks off". Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2022.