Anti-Taurus Mountains

Anti-Taurus Mountains

Anti-Taurus is a mountain range running northeast from the Taurus Mountains. The tallest mountain in the range is "Erciyas DaGi", convert|12851|ft|mhigh. [ [http://www.turk-ay-yildiz.de/turkiye.htm] Republic of Turkey]

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