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... Mountains ) , but since the turn of the century they have been known as the Jotunheimen ( Giant's Home ) . They have been a popular tourist attraction for more than 100 years , offering excellent hiking and mountain - climb- ing ...
... Mountains ) , but since the turn of the century they have been known as the Jotunheimen ( Giant's Home ) . They have been a popular tourist attraction for more than 100 years , offering excellent hiking and mountain - climb- ing ...
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... mountain ranges . Kavirondo ( people ) : see Luo . Kavirondo Gulf ( Kenya ) : see Winam Gulf . Kavkazsky Nature Reserve , natural area set aside for research in the natural sciences , at the western end of the Caucasus Mountains ...
... mountain ranges . Kavirondo ( people ) : see Luo . Kavirondo Gulf ( Kenya ) : see Winam Gulf . Kavkazsky Nature Reserve , natural area set aside for research in the natural sciences , at the western end of the Caucasus Mountains ...
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... mountain lake of Central Asia . It is situated at an elevation of 10,515 ft ( 3,205 m ) in the Nan Shan ( Nan Mountain ) system of China in a depression at approximately 37 ° N , 100 ° E. Mongolians occupy the north- ern shores and ...
... mountain lake of Central Asia . It is situated at an elevation of 10,515 ft ( 3,205 m ) in the Nan Shan ( Nan Mountain ) system of China in a depression at approximately 37 ° N , 100 ° E. Mongolians occupy the north- ern shores and ...
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