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Summary Of: Rain shadow

which sits in this rain shadow is home to... southern sides of the island lie in the rain shadow of the central highlands and are home to thorn forests and deserts... There is a strong rain shadow effect to the south side of the mountains... side of the Grande Terre lies in the rain shadow of the central mountains... the central Midlands region is in a strong rain shadow and receives only about a fifth as much rainfall as the highlands to the west...

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