Züüngovi, Uvs

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

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

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


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