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Can anybody out there confirm or refute a small (and trivial) bit of
information that I picked up somewhere along the line?
 
Years ago, I remember reading (or perhaps I was told) that somewhere in
the former Soviet Union there exists a place known as the "Manych depression"
(pronounced "Manic Depression). It was suggested that this is a topographic
hollow or valley of some significance. But I have not found it on any map
or atlas.
 
I would love to know if the Manych Depression really exists, or is it a
mere figment of some Cold-War propaganda exercise?
 
Darius Bartlett