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Pamir
Pamir or Pamirs, mountainous region of central Asia, located mainly in Tajikistan and extending into NE Afghanistan and SW Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China; called the "roof of the world." Many peaks rise to more than 20,000 ft (6,096 m); Ismoili Somoni Peak (24,590 ft/7,495 m) and Lenin Peak (23,508 ft/7,165 m) are the Pamir's highest. The region forms a geologic structural knot from which the great Tian Shan , Karakorum , Kunlun , and Hindu Kush mountain systems radiate. Snowcapped throughout the year, the Pamir experiences long cold winters and cool summers. Annual precipitation is c.5 in. (12.7 cm), which supports grasslands but few trees. Several large glaciers, including the 144-mi-long (231-km) Murghab Valley glacier, are in the Pamir. Coal is mined in the W Pamir, but nomadic sheep herding in the upland meadows is the main economic activity. Terak Pass, used by Italian traveler Marco Polo on his way to China in 1271, is one of several high passes used by routes passing through the Pamir. The French explorer Pierre Bonvalot made the first European north-south crossing of the Pamir in 1886. |
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"Pamir." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pamir." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Pamir.html "Pamir." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Pamir.html |
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Pamirs
Pamirs Mountainous region in central Asia, lying mostly in Tajikistan and partly in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China. The region forms a geological structural knot from which the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush mountain ranges radiate. The climate is cold during winter, and cool in summer; the terrain includes grasslands and sparse trees. The main activity is sheep herding, and some coal is mined. The highest peak is Kommunizma Pik, at 7495m (24,590ft).
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"Pamirs." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pamirs." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Pamirs.html "Pamirs." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Pamirs.html |
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Pamirs
Pamirs, Tajikistan Mountains, mainly in Tajikistan, but also extending into Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan. The name may be derived from the ancient Persian paimir ‘Foot of Mithra’, god of the sun, and used to describe the high grasslands to be found in the eastern parts of the range.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Pamirs." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Pamirs." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Pamirs.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Pamirs." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Pamirs.html |
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pamirs
pamirs See PUNAS.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "pamirs." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "pamirs." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-pamirs.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "pamirs." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-pamirs.html |
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pamirs
pamirs See puna.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "pamirs." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "pamirs." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-pamirs.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "pamirs." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-pamirs.html |
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Pamirs
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•Teniers
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•Greyfriars
•Bowers, Flowers, ours, Powers, Towers
•bejabers • Chambers • Sobers
•Scriptures • weight-watchers
•glanders, Landers, Randers, sanders
•alexanders, Flanders
•Enders • Childers • flinders
•Saunders • Bermudas • butterfingers
•Tigers • Rodgers • starkers
•Chequers • Snickers • camiknickers
•bonkers • bluchers • Moluccas
•Sellers • binoculars • Bahamas
•Summers • Marianas • Connors
•champers, Pampers
•jeepers • jodhpurs • Messrs • Masters
•Peters • squitters • Winters
•headquarters, hindquarters, Waters
•Klosters • Butters
•Smithers, withers
•Carothers, druthers
•Travers • Havers • cleavers • Rivers
•vivers • estovers • Marquesas
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"Pamirs." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pamirs." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Pamirs.html "Pamirs." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Pamirs.html |
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