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Tian Shan

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a great mountain system of central Asia, in Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of W China, extending for about 2500 km (1500 miles). Highest peak: Pobeda Peak, 7439 m (24 406 ft.)
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Xiao, "Soil properties at the tree limits of Picea schrenkiana forests in response to varying environmental conditions on the northern slope of Tianshan mountains," Acta Ecologica Sinica, vol.
(2005) Late Paleozoic base and precious metal deposits, East Tianshan, Xinjiang, China: Characteristics and geodynamic setting.
Du, "Measurement and analysis of concentration of atmospheric ice nuclei in Tianshan Mountain area," Journal of Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, vol.
The Kuqa Depression, trending in a NEE-SWW direction, with an area of 2.7 x [10.sup.4] [km.sup.2], is situated on the northern margin of the Tarim Basin, neighboring the southern Tianshan fault-fold zones.
In addition to the provenance derived from the Late Paleozoic magmatic belt in the North Tianshan block, the other major source of the Bogda area was synchronous pyroclastic material [23, 25].
This study deals with the winter foraging and bedding site selection of the Asiatic ibex (Capra sibirica) in the Tianshan Mountains in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
We investigated the bedding and foraging sites selection by line census in the GuRenGuoLeng areas of Central Tianshan Moutains during summer and assess how environmental factors affect their habitat use.
Sunday in at least three places of Luntai county, according to a report on the Tianshan news portal, which is run by the regional branch of the Communist Party.
Tianshan Mountains, across the center of Xinjiang, divide Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region into south and north parts, while the Northern part is called Northern Xinjiang, characterized by scarce rainfall and dry climate.
The fighting took place in Bachu county in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region after three officials went to search the home of locals suspected of possessing guns, according to the Tianshan Net run by the provincial government.