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Mongolian:
Hövsgöl Nuruu
Hövsgöl also spelled:
Khowsgol
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Hövsgöl Mountains

mountain range, Mongolia
Also known as: Hövsgöl Nuruu, Khowsgol Mountains

Hövsgöl Mountains, mountain range in northern Mongolia. To the north of the mountains lies Hövsgöl Lake, Mongolia’s largest and deepest freshwater lake.

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