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Page 189
... TIEN SHAN The Tien Shan ( Wade - Giles romanization : T'ien Shan ; Pinyin : Tian Shan ) , Chinese for " Celestial Mountains , " forms one of the great mountain systems of Central Asia . Stretching about 1,500 miles ( 2,500 kilometres ) ...
... TIEN SHAN The Tien Shan ( Wade - Giles romanization : T'ien Shan ; Pinyin : Tian Shan ) , Chinese for " Celestial Mountains , " forms one of the great mountain systems of Central Asia . Stretching about 1,500 miles ( 2,500 kilometres ) ...
Page 190
... Tien Shan , near Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan . David Tomlinson / NHPA in which Dankov Peak reaches a height of 19,626 feet . The elevation of the mountains increases in the Saryd- zhaz River basin area in the central Tien Shan , which lies to ...
... Tien Shan , near Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan . David Tomlinson / NHPA in which Dankov Peak reaches a height of 19,626 feet . The elevation of the mountains increases in the Saryd- zhaz River basin area in the central Tien Shan , which lies to ...
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... Tien Shan regions falls during the summer months . Many mountain valleys there are used as winter pastures because of the small amount of snow that falls in wintertime . Temperatures vary in the Tien Shan , mostly depending on altitude ...
... Tien Shan regions falls during the summer months . Many mountain valleys there are used as winter pastures because of the small amount of snow that falls in wintertime . Temperatures vary in the Tien Shan , mostly depending on altitude ...
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