Altyn-Emel National Park

Altyn-Emel National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Singing Sand Dune in Altyn-Emel National Park
Location	Almaty RegionKazakhstan
Coordinates	44°20′0″N 78°26′0″E / 44.33333°N 78.43333°E / 44.33333; 78.43333Coordinates: 44°20′0″N 78°26′0″E / 44.33333°N 78.43333°E / 44.33333; 78.43333
Area	460 000 hа
Established	April 10, 1996

Steppe in Altyn-Emel National Park

Altyn-Emel National Park is a national park in Kazakhstan. It was created in 1996.^[1] The park covers about 4600 square kilometers between the Ili River and the Ak-Tau mountain range, near Lake Kapchagai, and consists mostly of desert and rocky terrain.^[2]

Local attractions include the singing sand, a large dune which is famous for the noises it produces (1.5 km length and 150m height),^[3] Aktau canyon ^[4] and Katutau volcanic mountains.^[5]

Altyn Emel - Aktau

References

1. ↑ State National Natural Park "Altyn-Emel" UNESCO
2. ↑ Altyn-Emel National Park Bird Life International
3. ↑ Singing Dune STeK
4. ↑ "Разноцветные горы Актау: красочные ландшафты Казахстана". Travel.ru. Retrieved 2015-11-25. 
5. ↑ "Paleokazakhstan - Катутау". paleokazakhstan.info. Retrieved 2015-11-25. 

External links

• Kazakhstan - Altyn-Emel National Park Lonely Planet Bluelist
• State National Natural Park "Altyn-Emel" UNESCO World Heritage

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