Tannu-Ola mountains

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Position of the Tannu - Ola Mountains ( center left )

The Tannu - Ola Mountains (Russian Танну - Ола; Tuvan Таңды - Уула Tangdy - Uula ) is one to 3061 m high mountains in the big landscape Südsibirische Mountains. It lies mostly in the Republic of Tuva in Russia, with offshoots in Mongolia. The mountain consists of the Western (Russian Западный Танну - Ола ) and Eastern Tannu - Ola Mountains ( Восточный Танну - Ола ).

Geographical location

In the north- west and north, the Tannu - Ola Mountains adjacent to the Sayan Mountains ( Westsajan ), to the east it comes in Mongolia in the large-scale drainage basin of the Selenge ( Selenga ) above. In the south, it borders on the steppe in a large basin, at the distant south side rises the Mongolian Altai. To the west it borders the Russian Altai.

Only the very southern foothills of the mountains, to the lake Uvs Nuur and the borders are located in Mongolia. To the east of the mountain springs of Balyktyg -Chem, one of the headwaters of the left Yenisei component Little Yenisei ( Kaa - Chem), as well as at the interface of Tannu - Ola Mountains, Westsajan and Altai in the far west of the tributaries of the right Whether component Bija.

Mountainous parts and mountains

The highest peak of the average from 2500 to 2700 m high Tannu - Ola Mountains forms with 3061 m height a nameless mountain, in the Western Tannu - Ola Mountains north-west of the settlement Sagly and near the mountain Tschureg -Dag ( 3056 m) rises. The Eastern Tannu - Ola Mountains south of the settlement Chowu -Aksy maximum 2588 m high.