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... northern sec- tions , is subject to the full effect of the winter monsoon , when cold , northwesterly winds continue through De- cember . By March , when the Siberian high - pressure con- centration weakens , wind direction gradually ...
... northern sec- tions , is subject to the full effect of the winter monsoon , when cold , northwesterly winds continue through De- cember . By March , when the Siberian high - pressure con- centration weakens , wind direction gradually ...
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... northern Newfoundland southwest through Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , Quebec south of the St. Lawrence River , Maine , and New England from the Connecticut River region east and south to Long Island Sound . The Appalachian geosynclinal ...
... northern Newfoundland southwest through Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , Quebec south of the St. Lawrence River , Maine , and New England from the Connecticut River region east and south to Long Island Sound . The Appalachian geosynclinal ...
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... northern coastal plains with extensive sand dunes . Drainage . A conspicuous ridge runs from the south around Sinai in a great horseshoe curve , from which three main drainage basins have developed . The northern ( or Mediterranean ) ...
... northern coastal plains with extensive sand dunes . Drainage . A conspicuous ridge runs from the south around Sinai in a great horseshoe curve , from which three main drainage basins have developed . The northern ( or Mediterranean ) ...
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