Khövsgöl Aimag

	Khövsgöl Aimag Khövsgöl may refer to several locations in Mongolia: Lake Khövsgöl Khövsgöl Province Khövsgöl () is the northernmost of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia, aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The name is derived from Lake Khövsgöl. Geography and history The round-topped Tarvagatai (Khangai), Tarvagatai, Bulnain and Erchim sub-ranges of th ... * Khövsgöl sum, in Dornogovi Province {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lake Khövsgöl Lake Khövsgöl () is a lake in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia. It is the largest freshwater lake in the country by volume and second largest by area after Uvs Lake. It is nicknamed the "Younger sister" of those two "sister lakes". The lake's name is also spelled Hovsgol, Khövsgöl, or Huvsgul in English language, English texts. In Mongolian it is also referred to as (; ) or (; ). Geography Lake Khuvsgul is located in the northwest of Mongolia near the Mongolia-Russia border, Russian border, at the foot of the eastern Sayan Mountains. It is above mean sea level, above sea level, long and deep. It is the second-most voluminous freshwater lake in Asia, and holds almost 70% of Mongolia's fresh water and 0.4% of all the fresh water in the world. The town of Hatgal lies at the southern end of the lake. Lake Khuvsgul's Drainage basin, watershed is relatively small, and it has only small tributaries. It is drained at the southern end by the Egiin Gol, which connects to the Sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Khövsgöl Province Khövsgöl () is the northernmost of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia, aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The name is derived from Lake Khövsgöl. Geography and history The round-topped Tarvagatai (Khangai), Tarvagatai, Bulnain and Erchim sub-ranges of the Khangai Mountains, Khangai massif dominate the south and southwest of the largely mountainous province, and north and west of Lake Khövsgöl, lie the alpine Khoridol Saridag mountains, Khoridol Saridag, Ulaan Taiga, and Mönkh Saridag mountains. The center and eastern parts of the province are less mountainous, but still hilly. The region is well known in Mongolia for its natural environment, and Lake Khövsgöl is one of the country's major tourist attractions. The largest forests of Mongolia are located around and to the north of the lake, extending the South Siberian forest steppe, South Siberian taiga. The aimag was founded in 1931. Khatgal, Khövsgöl, Khatgal was the administrative center until 1933; since then it has been Mörö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]