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Tien Shan (mountain range) |
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Lat: 42 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 080 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 80.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Mountain range located in China, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan, stretching approximately 1,500 miles west-southwest to east-northeast. Victory Peak is its tallest, at over 24,400 feet. |
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Tien Shan (preferred,C,V)
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Tian Shan (C,V)
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T'ien Shan (C,V)
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T'an Šan' (C,V)
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Tyan’ Shan’ (C,V)
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Tyan Shan (C,V)
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Thian Shan (C,V)
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Тянь Шань (C,V)
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天山 (C,V)
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