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Head for the hills.(News)
; ...vast hills and valleys of Mongolia. During the 10 day trek, from August 11 to 21, riders will follow a circular route over the Khangai mountain range and across the adjacent valleys. Lee Grant, PDSA area fundraising manager, said: This is the first time PDSA...
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MESSAGE CENTER
; ...temperatures for Mongolia [Message Center, Feb. 2] of -95 F in the Khangai mountains and -136 F in the Uvs Lake Basin. According to several...Mongolia is -58 C at Uvs Lake, which is -72 F, not -136 F. The Khangai figure should be -31 F, not -95 F. The official record low...
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Leg it - and help cancer patients.(News)
; ...really fit people, there is a 250-mile off-road cycle adventure in Mongolia, taking in the edge of the Gobi desert, the stunning Khangai mountains and the ancient city of Kara-korum. The 13-day challenge will take cyclists through ancient villages by day, while...
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Forest Fires Spread in Mongolia
; ...affected. Altogether 11 forest and grassland fires have occurred in Mongolia since late February in the western province of Ara-Khangai, Dornod and neighboring Kehentei bordering Russia, and the central province of Tov. So far, there have been no reports of casualities...
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Mongolia's role in preserving world biodiversity.
; ...lower, eastern part of the range. The Khangai Mountains (highest point 3900 meters...southeast, running between the Altai and Khangai ranges. This arid region of dry plains...is found above tree-line in the Altai, Khangai, Khentii and Khovsgol ranges. Here, tundra...
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TRAVEL: A SPACE ODYSSEY Outer Mongolia has almost a million miles of open prairie where nomads on horseback slowly roam, seeking ever greener pastures. But when he leaves the tranquil steppes, Mark Stratton discovers the nation's fighting spirit
; ...I'd reached Tsetserleg after a two-day drive west from Ulan Bator. The town lies at around 1,700 metres down-slope of the Khangai Nuuru mountains, and is overlooked by a 16th-century Buddhist complex, Zayayn Gegeenii, now a museum, and one of the handful...
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message center
; ...below." Wintertime visitors to Mongolia might consider 80 below relatively balmy. The mean average January temperature in the Khangai mountain region is 95 below zero. Travelers would be wise to avoid winter visits to the Uus Lake Basin in northwestern Mongolia...
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Crooks put cycle cash bid in peril.(News)
; ...Cycle Mongolia is a 385km off-road biking adventure, where he will travel from the edge of the Gobi Desert, across the stunning Khangai Mountains and then to the historic capital city of Karakorum. Andrew added: I chose to do this as I have friends who have deaf...
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Mongolia's gold potential. (gold deposits)
; ...basements, whereas the Ozernaya, South Mongolian, Khangai-Khentei and composite Kharkhirin-West Sayan units...Erdenetiin-ovoo in the Tuva-Mongol unit, and Bayan-uul in the Khangai part of the Khangai-Khentei unit. Nevertheless, many investigators assign...
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Charity's target a pushover; CYCLIST STEVE HANDS OVER pounds 15,300 IN MEMORY OF CANCER VICTIM.(News)
; ...money and it seemed like everyone wanted to do something. His trip took him from the edge of the Gobi desert, across the remote Khangai mountains and on to the ancient capital city Karakorum. He said: It was really hard going sometimes but it was a great group...
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