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537:. Encyclopedia of Earth
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925:Privolzhskaya Lesostep
268:Caucasus mixed forests
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608:"Caucasus Zapovednik"
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136:43.83611Β°N 40.40083Β°E
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889:Kabardino-Balkarski
338:Rope Adventure Park
322:Devil's Gate Canyon
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541:January 24,
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160:Established
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1233:Lena Delta
1208:Komsomolsk
1001:South Ural
910:Bashkirski
696:Kerzhinski
465:References
228:Topography
205:zapovednik
124:43Β°50β²10β³N
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1006:Upper Taz
976:East Ural
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864:Caucasus
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451:Caucasus
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