Altay region is located at the southwest foot of the middle part of Altay Mountain, in the north of Junggar Basin, with the east longitude of 85 31'36 "-9104' 23" and the north latitude of 45 00' 00 "-491'45". Total area 1 1.8 million square kilometers. It accounts for about 7. 1% of the total area of Xinjiang. Altay region is about 422 kilometers long from east to west and 464 kilometers wide from north to south.
The southern part of Altay region is adjacent to Qitai County, Jimsar County, fukang city, changji city and Midong District of Urumqi from east to west. Southwest and Tacheng area and Bukesaier Mongolian Autonomous County are connected; It borders Mongolia in the east, Kazakhstan in the west and Russia in the north. The border line is 1 197 kilometers long, of which the border line between China and Kazakhstan is 396 kilometers long, the border line between China and Russia is 54 kilometers long and the border line between China and Mongolia is 747 kilometers long.
Altay region, located in the hinterland of Eurasia, has a high latitude and belongs to a typical temperate continental cold climate. It is characterized by dry heat in summer, severe cold in winter, less precipitation, large evaporation, large temperature difference between day and night, sufficient sunshine and monsoon all year round. The annual average temperature is 0.7℃-4.9℃, the extreme minimum temperature is -5 1.5℃, and the extreme maximum temperature is 42.2℃. The average annual precipitation in the plain area is 1, 3 1-223mm, and the annual sunshine hours are 2829-3045 hours.
Scenic spots in Altay region:
1, Kanas Scenic Area: Kanas Scenic Area is located in the golden zone where China borders Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. The planned area of the scenic spot is 10030 square kilometers, which mainly includes eight natural landscape areas and three human landscape areas, including Hanas National Nature Reserve, Kanas National Geopark, Baihaba National Forest Park, Gardenyu National Forest Park, Kanas Valley, Harmony Valley, Harmony Grassland and Harmony Village, Baihaba Village and Kanas Village.
2. CocotoSea Scenic Area: CocotoSea Scenic Area and CocotoSea National Geopark, located in Fuyun County, Altay region, northern Xinjiang. The scenic spot is mainly composed of four parts: Karashaner earthquake fault zone, Koksuri, Iremu Lake and Irtysh Grand Canyon. It is 580 kilometers away from Urumqi and 33 kilometers away from Fuyun County. CocotoSea World Geopark starts from Karadurgen River in the north, reaches Karashenger in the south, Karazin in the west and Karadrole and Tate in the east.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Altay region.