Emin Valley

Emin Valley

The Emin Valley is located onthe China-Kazakhstan border with an area of about 65,000 square kilometers. It has an ecosystem of mostly grassland and steppes with two saline lakes and temperate mountains.

Lake Alakol and Lake Sasykkol are found in this area, and are the homes of the rare Dalmatian pelican and Relict Gull.

External links

* [http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0806_full.html Emin Valley steppe (World Wildlife Fund)]
* [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0806.html Emin Valley steppe (National Geographic)]


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