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Mongolia has complicated tectonic and structural geology, belonging to the Mongolian-Okhotsk Mobile Zone, between the Siberian Platform and Chinese Platform.The basement rocks formed during the Paleozoic in the Precambrian as Riphean age ophiolite formations experienced rifting from 1.7 to 1.6 billion years ago and again around 800 million years ago.
Mongolia's largest lake by volume of water, Lake Khövsgöl, drains via the Selenge river to the Arctic Ocean. One of the most easterly lakes of Mongolia, Hoh Nuur, at an elevation of 557 metres, is the lowest point in the country. [7] In total, the lakes and rivers of Mongolia cover 10,560 square kilometres, or 0.67% of the country. [1]
The state owns all mineral resources found on or under the earth's surface, except for water, petroleum, and natural gas. Therefore, according to the law, the state grants exploration and mining rights and licenses. Anyone, Mongolian or foreign, can hold an exploration license, but only legal persons registered in Mongolia can hold a mining ...
Lakes in the country are mostly saline. The largest by volume is freshwater Lake Khövsgöl, a natural lake formed in a structural depression. [8] It is the second oldest lake in the world and accounts for 65 percent of the fresh water of Mongolia (2 percent of that in the world). [9]
The name Mongolia means the "Land of the Mongols" in Latin. The Mongolian word "Mongol" (монгол) is of uncertain etymology.Sükhbataar (1992) and de la Vaissière (2021) proposed it being a derivation from Mugulü, the 4th-century founder of the Rouran Khaganate, [13] first attested as the 'Mungu', [14] (Chinese: 蒙兀, Modern Chinese Měngwù, Middle Chinese Muwngu), [15] a branch of ...
The basin also includes much of the Western and Central Asia: the watersheds of the Great Lakes Depression, the Valley of Lakes, and the lowlands of the Gobi Desert. It is separated from the other two basins by the ridges of the Khangai Mountains and Khentii Mountains. The Khentii Mountains also separate Arctic and Pacific basins within Mongolia.
Known for its whitewashed cliffs and crystal-clear waters, this little-known Mongolia site makes visitors feel more like they are in the Mediterranean than a remote corner of Asia. “Khyargas ...
Alashan Plateau semi-desert (Mongolia, China) Eastern Gobi desert steppe (Mongolia, China) Gobi Lakes Valley desert steppe (Mongolia, China) Great Lakes Basin desert steppe (Mongolia, Russia) Junggar Basin semi-desert (China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan