 ... is bounded on the east by the Pamir, on the north by the Thian-Shan, and on the south by the Kuen-lun. Mongolia is divided into western Mongolia — called sometimes eastern Turkestan, but more properly the Tarim — and eastern Mongolia, or the Gobi...  From Kulja, Across the Tian Shan to Lob-Nor - Page 138by Nikolaĭ Mikhaĭlovich Przhevalʹskiĭ - 1879 - 251 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Wells Williams - 1882 - 896 pages
...between 1,100 and 1,300 miles. Of the river system from which this stream flows Baron Ilichthofen says, " the region which gives birth to this river is on a...rising in ridges of 18,000 to 20,000 feet in height, while the peaks shoot up to 25,000 and even 28,000 feet. The basin which fills in the horse-shoe shaped... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1890 - 468 pages
...properly the Tarim — and eastern Mongolia, or the Gobi Desert. The region that gives birth to the Tarim River is on a scale of grandeur such as no other river can boast. It is girt round by a wide amphitheatre of the loftiest and grandest mountains, rising in... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1890 - 468 pages
...properly the Tarim — and eastern Mongolia, or the Gobi Desert. The region that gives birth to the Tarim River is on a scale of grandeur such as no other river can boast. It is girt round by a wide amphitheatre of the loftiest and grandest mountains, rising inridgesof... | |
 | Robert Stein - 1898 - 404 pages
...properly the Tarim — and eastern Mongolia, or the Gobi Desert. The region that gives birth to the Tarim River is on a scale of grandeur such as no other river can boast. It is girt round by a wide amphitheatre of the loftiest and grandest mountains, rising in... | |
 | Archibald John Little - 1905 - 376 pages
...of this unique basin in these words : — ' The region which gives birth to this river (the Tarim) is on a scale of grandeur such as no other river in...grandest character, often rising in ridges of 18,000 and 20,000 feet in height, while the peaks shoot up to 25,000 and even 28,000 feet. The basin which... | |
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