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 | | Bordered to the north by the Sayan Mountains (rising to the park's highest point of 3491 meters) and to the west by the Khoridal Soridag range, the lake is 136 km long and 36 km wide. |
 | | Nearby taiga forest, forest steppe, mountains, and the lake itself provide habitat for 68 species of mammals, including argali, ibex, elk, reindeer, musk deer, brown bear, lynx, marten, beaver, wolf, and moose, 244 species of birds, and 750 species of plants, including 60 with medicinal importance. |
 | | Living mostly in the rugged taiga-forested mountain areas to the north and west of Lake Hovsgol, the Tsaatan (meaning "reindeer herdsmen" in Mongolian) are one of Mongolia's most fascinating social groups. |
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