Züüngovi District
Зүүнговь сум
ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠪᠢᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
CountryMongolia
ProvinceUvs Province
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Züüngovi (Mongolian: Зүүнговь, east govi) is a sum (district) of Uvs Province in western Mongolia.

It lies on the southern shore of Uvs Nuur. Part of the sum is covered with sand dunes.

On the 31st of December 1976, Züüngovi recorded a temperature of −55.3 °C (−67.5 °F), which is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Mongolia.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mongolia Third National Communication" (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mongolia: Assessment Report on Climate Change 2009" (PDF). Ministry of Environment, Nature and Tourism, Mongolia. September 2009. pp. 36–37. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2022.


49°54′20″N 93°47′15″E / 49.90556°N 93.78750°E / 49.90556; 93.78750


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