ウランダワ砂漠

English translation: Ulaan/Ulan dawa desert

06:06 Dec 31, 2011
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Geography
Japanese term or phrase: ウランダワ砂漠
Does anybody out there know the name of this desert in English?

A description from http://j.people.com.cn/96507/99038/6825986.html is as follows:

何より私の教え子が副鎮長を務めていので活動がス ムーズに行えそうなのでその村の「ウランダワ砂漠」を最初の植林地に決めました。「ウランダワ」 とはモンゴル語で「赤い丘」という意味。面積は6000ha、...。

Thank you in advance.
Steve Henderson
United States
Local time: 10:56
English translation:Ulaan/Ulan dawa desert
Explanation:
Ulaanbaatarは、赤い英雄という意味ですね。
ウランは、UlaanとUlanの二通りの表記が有るようです。
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1a52f/13c997/

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-31 07:07:44 GMT)
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http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Ban...
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cinefil
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Local time: 02:56
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Summary of answers provided
1 +3Ulaan/Ulan dawa desert
cinefil
1ulan buh desert
V N Ganesh
Summary of reference entries provided
Gobi desert(Dalanzadgad?)
V N Ganesh

  

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Ulaan/Ulan dawa desert


Explanation:
Ulaanbaatarは、赤い英雄という意味ですね。
ウランは、UlaanとUlanの二通りの表記が有るようです。
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1a52f/13c997/

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-31 07:07:44 GMT)
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http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Ban...

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 02:56
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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ulan buh desert


Explanation:

Alxa Desert Geopark Ulan Buh Desert. Ulan Buh Desert is located in the northern part of the Alxa Zuoqi located,. Alxa Desert Geopark. with an area of ​​0.99 ...

www.beijingfeeling.com/inner-mongolia-travel/alxa-desert-ge...

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ordos desert(Kabuqi desert)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordos_Desert
The Ordos Desert (simplified Chinese: 鄂尔多斯沙漠; traditional Chinese: 鄂爾多斯沙漠; pinyin: È'ěrduōsī Shāmò) is a desert and steppe region lying on a ...


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Afforestation of the desert in Inner Mongolia (Photo ABB). http://www.abb.com/ cawp/abbzh258/c2b4b8702c1eb825c12577190056866e.aspx ...

desertification.wordpress.com/.../reverse-desertification-program-in-i

V N Ganesh
Local time: 23:26
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Reference comments


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Reference: Gobi desert(Dalanzadgad?)

Reference information:
Large sand dunes run for miles here. Dalanzadgad, the southern tip of the Mongolian Gobi Desert. The flaming red cliffs here are beautiful. I visited during the ...

www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~wongls/gifs/04/mongolia-july04/Cached

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