Kuznetsk Basin

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Kuz·netsk Basin ku̇z-ˈnetsk

variants or Kuzbas or Kuzbass

ˈku̇z-ˌbas

basin of the Tom' River of southern Russia in Asia extending from Novokuznetsk to Tomsk

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