- Altyn-Emel National Park
Altyn-Emel National Park is a
national park inKazakhstan . It was created in1996 [ [http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1682/ State National Natural Park "Altyn-Emel"] UNESCO] . The park covers 90 square kilometers between theIli River and the Ak-Tau mountain range, near Lake Kapchagai, and is comprised of mostlydesert and rocky terrain [ [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=20638&m=0 Altyn-Emel National Park] Bird Life International] . The park contains thesinging sand , a large dune which is famous for the noises it produces [ [http://www.stek.kz/pageseng.php?pid=2&id=17 Singing Dune] STeK] .References
External links
* [http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bluelist/index.cfm?fa=main.viewList&list_id=8200 Kazakhstan - Altyn-Emel National Park] Lonely Planet Bluelist
* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1682/ State National Natural Park "Altyn-Emel"] UNESCO World Heritage
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