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... Asian mainland to the west . Its area is 389,100 square miles ( 1,007,800 square kilometres ) . It has a mean depth of 4,429 feet ( 1,350 metres ) and a maximum depth of 12,276 feet ( 3,742 metres ) . Physiography and submarine ...
... Asian mainland to the west . Its area is 389,100 square miles ( 1,007,800 square kilometres ) . It has a mean depth of 4,429 feet ( 1,350 metres ) and a maximum depth of 12,276 feet ( 3,742 metres ) . Physiography and submarine ...
Page 180
... Asian . There is a long goldworking tradi- tion among the peoples of Southeastern Asia , whose jew- elry shows evidence of Tibetan , Chinese , and Indian styl- istic influence . The areas in which personal ornamentation with precious ...
... Asian . There is a long goldworking tradi- tion among the peoples of Southeastern Asia , whose jew- elry shows evidence of Tibetan , Chinese , and Indian styl- istic influence . The areas in which personal ornamentation with precious ...
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... Asia ( see also ANATOLIAN LANGUAGES ) . Five Turkic languages are spoken primarily in South- west Asia : Turkish , spoken in Turkey and surrounding countries largely to the north ; Azerbaijani , spoken in the Azerbaijan S.S.R. and Iran ...
... Asia ( see also ANATOLIAN LANGUAGES ) . Five Turkic languages are spoken primarily in South- west Asia : Turkish , spoken in Turkey and surrounding countries largely to the north ; Azerbaijani , spoken in the Azerbaijan S.S.R. and Iran ...
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