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... desert conditions characteristic of Central Asia . About three - fifths of the region's territory consists of desert land . The arid and semiarid climate contributes to a highly uneven population - distribution pattern , as water is a ...
... desert conditions characteristic of Central Asia . About three - fifths of the region's territory consists of desert land . The arid and semiarid climate contributes to a highly uneven population - distribution pattern , as water is a ...
Page 702
... Desert Lenin Peak 42 00 N 64 00 E 39 20 N 72 55 E Morghāb , river .... 38 18 N 61 12 E Muyunkum Desert . 44 30 N 70 00 E Naryn , river ...... 40 52 N 71 36 E ...... Naurzum Nature Reserve .... Pamirs , mountains Panj ( Pyandzh ) , river ...
... Desert Lenin Peak 42 00 N 64 00 E 39 20 N 72 55 E Morghāb , river .... 38 18 N 61 12 E Muyunkum Desert . 44 30 N 70 00 E Naryn , river ...... 40 52 N 71 36 E ...... Naurzum Nature Reserve .... Pamirs , mountains Panj ( Pyandzh ) , river ...
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... desert to as much as 12 inches in the mountains . Plant and animal life . Except in the oases and moun- tain valleys and plateaus , the vegetation is of a pronounced desert character . In the mountain valleys of the Kopet- Dag , wild ...
... desert to as much as 12 inches in the mountains . Plant and animal life . Except in the oases and moun- tain valleys and plateaus , the vegetation is of a pronounced desert character . In the mountain valleys of the Kopet- Dag , wild ...
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