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The ecoregion is small, only 100 km from west to east, and 25 km from south to north. It covers the northern ridges and valleys of the
Tarvagatai Range of the Khangai Mountains, at elevations of 2,000–2,600 metres (6,600–8,500 ft). Stream valleys drain the slopes northward into the
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The ecoregion is a thin band of taiga; the slopes above the valley floors are generally forested with
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301:"Khangai Mountains conifer forests"
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42:Ecoregion territory (in purple)
237:List of ecoregions in Mongolia
225:Tarvagatai Nuruu National Park
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190:Köppen climate classification
409:Temperate coniferous forests
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279:"Map of Ecoregions 2017"
161:Location and description
303:. Encyclopedia of Earth
399:Ecoregions of Mongolia
323:"Mapmaker Interactive"
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178:Climate
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