The area is situated in southern Siberia in the Russian Federation on the territory of the Altai Republic along the borders with Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia. It provides a wide range of physical features which include: about 1,500 glaciers (Katunskiy, Akkemskiy, Mensu and others) with a total area of 910 square kilometres; high mountain peaks as well as lower slopes and foothills; and deep mountain valleys such as the Bertek and Dzhulukul valleys.
