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Naurzum State Nature Reserve is in the Kazakhstani North. Together with the Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve it forms a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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The landscape is mainly steppe with some pine and birch forests.
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The fauna of the park is fairly similar to northern Europe including elk, foxes, wolves and a wide range of rodents.
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The park is on the Turgai plateau, about 150 km southeast of Kostanay and 400 km northwest of the national capital Astana.