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0445 Den Vandrande Sjön : vol.1
The Wandering Lake : vol.1
Den Vandrande Sjön : vol.1 / Page 445 (Color Image)

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[Figure] A steep sand dune of lower Tarim's right shore (1899)Branta sanddyner vid nedre Tarims högra strand (1899).

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DET SISTA PULSSLAGET

Branta sanddyner vid nedre Tarims högra strand (1899).

dry channels were again flowing. So although I was very peevish over the frustration of my plans, I consoled myself with the thought that there was plenty more to see." (Sid. 123.)

Och vidare (sid. i 29) :

"We were now about to reach a region where an interesting geographical change had recently occurred. Centuries ago, at the foot of the Kuruk Tagh, and past the town of Loulan, a river had flowed to the Lop Nor. Later it had changed its course, and the country near its old channel grew arid and was abandoned. Now, once again, the empty channel was filled; and the Tarim River, which collected the waters of nearly every stream south of the Tien Shan, was in consequence almost dry, thanks to the deflection of its waters to their original course. It was a most interesting phenomenon

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