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Turfan Depression (depression) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 089 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 89.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: A deep mountain basin composed of a fault trough, descending at its lowest point to 505 feet (154 m) below sea level, the lowest elevation in China. The basin lies between the Po-ko-ta Mountains to the north and the northern section of the K'u-lu-k'o-t'a-ko range to the south. The depression is famed for its early tunnel irrigation system. |
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| Turpan Pendi (preferred,C,V,Uyghur (Arabic transcription),U)
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| Turpan Pendi (Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),U,N)
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| Tulupan Pendi (C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| T'u-lu-p'an P'en-ti (C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),U,N)
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| Turfan Depression (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Turfan Depression (Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Turpan Basin (C,V)
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| Turfanskaya Vpadina (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| T'u-lu-fan Wa-ti (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| T'u-lu-fan P'en-ti (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Tourfan, Bassin de (C,V,French,U,N)
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| Tourfan, Bassin de (Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Lukchun (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| 吐鲁番盆地 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| Bassin de Tourfan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Tourfan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Turpan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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