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... Plains section of northern Alaska ; in north- ern Europe they form the Severnaya Dvina and Pechora Plains . In Siberia the Ob delta , its northeastern extension to the Laptev Sea , the North Siberian Lowland , the West Siberian Plain ...
... Plains section of northern Alaska ; in north- ern Europe they form the Severnaya Dvina and Pechora Plains . In Siberia the Ob delta , its northeastern extension to the Laptev Sea , the North Siberian Lowland , the West Siberian Plain ...
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... plains exist that are composed of alluvia with volcanic ashes . Central Asia and South Siberia . Central Asia consists of mountains , plateaus , and tablelands formed from frag- ments of the ancient platforms and surrounded by a folded ...
... plains exist that are composed of alluvia with volcanic ashes . Central Asia and South Siberia . Central Asia consists of mountains , plateaus , and tablelands formed from frag- ments of the ancient platforms and surrounded by a folded ...
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... plains are a stony as well as a climatic desert . The plains are underlain by limestones of Miocene age ( those about 23.7 to 5.3 million years old ) and , in many areas , by calcrete , a calcareous soil accumulation . There are ...
... plains are a stony as well as a climatic desert . The plains are underlain by limestones of Miocene age ( those about 23.7 to 5.3 million years old ) and , in many areas , by calcrete , a calcareous soil accumulation . There are ...
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