"Tianwendian" meaning in All languages combined

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          "ref": "[1967, Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East, British Broadcasting Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, page A-31, A-32",
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          "ref": "1992, Daily Report: China - Issues 149-158, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 19–20",
          "text": "Yang Gongcheng [2799 0501 2052], a cadre of Xinjiang Military Region accompanying us told us that the conditions of two frontier stations on Kal Kunlun, Shenxianwan and Tianwendian were amon the worst in the whole army.[...]In Company No.5, we met political instructor Zhen Shaowu [6774 1421 2976], who had just came down from the Tianwendian outpost standing 5,190 meters above sea level. He was a soldier with a strong will.",
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          "ref": "2015, P J S Sandhu, Vinay Shankar, G G Dwivedi, 1962: A View from the Other Side of the Hill, New Delhi: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd, →OCLC, page 46",
          "text": "China was particularly sensitive to the area of Tianwendian (Point 5243), which lies in the northern part of Aksai Chin and was also the location of the forward HQ of their northernmost Defended Area (Tien HQ Defence Area).[...]On 19 Apr 1962, the PLA General Staff passed order to the frontier guards of Xinjiang Military Region for 'strengthening the border defences in the Western Sector of the Sino-Indian border (Ladakh)'. Some more posts were to be established where gaps between teh Chinese posts were comparatively wider. The strength of the poss at Point 5243 and the Area of Kongka Pass was increased. Two more posts were established, i.e. one at Point 5500 (northwest of Tianwendian) and the second one on Point 5851 (southwest of Tianwendian) to provide depth.",
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          "text": "Border officials of the Indian and Chinese armies on Saturday resolved to improve ties at the functional level as they met on the occasion of New Year at the world's highest border personnel meeting point. \"On the occasion of New Year, a ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) was conducted first time today at Chinese Temporary Meeting Point at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) - Tianwendian (TWD), which is the world's highest-established BPM point,\" said Udhampur-based defence spokesman Colonel SD Goswami.",
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          "text": "The annual precipitation at Kyagar is low for different reasons, including the geographical location of the station. For example, Tianwendian station is located in the south-eastern Karakoram Mountains, which receive water vapour from the Indian Ocean that falls out in precipitation due to uplift along the mountain slopes.",
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          "ref": "2021 January 16, Minnie Chan, “High altitudes send soldiers off course in China-India border region: experts”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 2021-01-16",
          "text": "He had arrived at Tianwendian post just two days earlier, to take part in an outdoor long-distance running event.",
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          "text": "The annual precipitation at Kyagar is low for different reasons, including the geographical location of the station. For example, Tianwendian station is located in the south-eastern Karakoram Mountains, which receive water vapour from the Indian Ocean that falls out in precipitation due to uplift along the mountain slopes.",
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