In 1976, the Markakol State Nature Reserve was established on an area of ​​71,367 hectares to preserve and study the natural complexes of the southern Altai region and to study the ecology and fish population dynamics of the unique Lake Markakol.

Located in East Kazakhstan Oblast, the reserve protects natural complexes of meadows, steppes, larch taiga, mountain coniferous forests, subalpine and alpine meadows, and rocky tundra on the mountain slopes around Lake Markakol. (Lake Markakol on Google Maps). Photos by: Ilia Afanasieff.

scenic nature reserve

Tags: East Kazakhstan oblast