Altai mountains

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The Altai Mountains are a series of mountains that run across four countries in central Asia.

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Chuya Ridge, Altai Mountains, Western Siberia puzzle in Great Sightings jigsaw puzzles on TheJigsawPuzzles.com (#6702608)

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When you think of Siberia, you might picture endless snow, but it’s also home to some of the world’s most diverse ecosystems. From the sprawling taiga forests to the stunning Altai Mountains, Siberia shelters a wide range of plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else. Here, nature quietly flourishes, with rare species adapting to both harsh winters and lush summers.

Spread across an area of 5,410 kilometres, the Ob-Irtysh stretches across Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia. The Ob river is the longest in Russia and has its origins in the Asian Altai Mountains. The Ob basin covers different types of regions—coniferous forests, deserts, plains and grasslands. The river starts from the glaciers of the Altai Mountains in Xinjiang, China, flows across Kazakhstan, crosses the West Siberian Plain and moves on to meet Ob River around Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia.