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Page 187
... pamir in the local Turkic language denotes the high undulating grasslands that are a feature of the eastern portion of the mountains , especially where they abut Afghanistan and China . Deep river valleys mark the boundaries of the Pamirs ...
... pamir in the local Turkic language denotes the high undulating grasslands that are a feature of the eastern portion of the mountains , especially where they abut Afghanistan and China . Deep river valleys mark the boundaries of the Pamirs ...
Page 188
... Pamirs ; isolated outposts in the eastern Pamirs record temperatures below -58 ° F ( -50 ° C ) in winter . Plant life . In their vegetation , the eastern Pamirs bear a striking resemblance to the treeless western portion of the Plateau ...
... Pamirs ; isolated outposts in the eastern Pamirs record temperatures below -58 ° F ( -50 ° C ) in winter . Plant life . In their vegetation , the eastern Pamirs bear a striking resemblance to the treeless western portion of the Plateau ...
Page 239
... Pamirs : The Second Danish Pamir Expedition , 1898-99 ( 1904 , reprinted 1969 ) , describes the last European scientific expedition to the Pamirs before they were closed to foreign scientific expeditions for 90 years . N.S. GINZBURG ...
... Pamirs : The Second Danish Pamir Expedition , 1898-99 ( 1904 , reprinted 1969 ) , describes the last European scientific expedition to the Pamirs before they were closed to foreign scientific expeditions for 90 years . N.S. GINZBURG ...
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