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Kunlun

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Kun·lun  (knln)
A mountain system of western China extending from the Karakoram Range eastward along the northern edge of the Plateau of Tibet. Its highest point is 7,729 m (25,341 ft).
Kunlun [ˈkʊnˈlʊn], Kuenlun, Kwenlun
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(Placename) a mountain range in China, between the Tibetan plateau and the Tarim Basin, extending over 1600 km (1000 miles) east from the Pamirs: the largest mountain system of Asia. Highest peak: Ulugh Muztagh, 7723 m (25 338 ft.)
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Noun1.Kunlun - a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 milesKunlun - a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles
Kuenlun, Kuenlun Mountains, Kunlan Shan, Kunlun Mountains
Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
Muztag, Muztagh - a highest mountain peak in the Kunlun Shan in China; near the Indian border (23,891 feet high)
Ulugh Muz Tagh, Ulugh Muztagh - a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high)
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Tao TAO (1),*, Bernard CHOCAT (2), Suiqing LIU (1), Kunlun XIN (1) (1) State key laboratory ofPollution Control and Resources Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai, China (2) U.
Uncertainty analysis of interpolation methods in rainfall spatial ... by Tao, Tao; Bernard, Chocat; Suiqing, Liu; Kunlun, Xin / Journal of Water Resource and Protection (JWARP)
 
 
 
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