<P> The Sulaiman Mountains dominate the northeast corner and the Bolan Pass is a natural route into Afghanistan towards Kandahar . Much of the province south of the Quetta region is sparse desert terrain with pockets of inhabitable towns mostly near rivers and streams . The largest desert is the Kharan Desert which occupies the most of Kharan District . </P> <P> This area is subject to frequent seismic disturbances because the tectonic plate under the Indian plate hits the plate under Eurasia as it continues to move northward and to push the Himalayas ever higher . The region surrounding Quetta is highly prone to earthquakes . A severe quake in 1931 was followed by one of more destructive force in 1935 . The small city of Quetta was almost completely destroyed, and the adjacent military cantonment was heavily damaged . At least 20,000 people were killed . Tremors continue in the vicinity of Quetta; the most recent major earthquake occurred in October 2008 . In January 1991 a severe earthquake destroyed entire villages in the Khyber - Pakhtunkhwa, but far fewer people were killed in the quake than died in 1935 . A major earthquake centred in the Khyber - Pakhtunkhwa's Kohistan District in 1965 also caused heavy damage . </P> <P> Pakistan lies in the temperate zone, immediately above the tropic of cancer . The climate varies from tropical to temperate . Arid conditions exist in the coastal south, characterized by a monsoon season with adequate rainfall and a dry season with lesser rainfall, while abundant rainfall is experienced by the province of Punjab, and wide variations between extremes of temperature at given locations . Rainfall varies from as little as less than 10 inches a year to over 150 inches a year, in various parts of the nation . These generalizations should not, however, obscure the distinct differences existing among particular locations . For example, the coastal area along the Arabian Sea is usually warm, whereas the frozen snow - covered ridges of the Karakoram Range and of other mountains of the far north are so cold year round that they are only accessible by world - class climbers for a few weeks in May and June of each year . </P> <P> Pakistan has four seasons: a cool, dry winter marked by mild temperatures from December through February; a hot, dry spring from March through May; the summer rainy season, or southwest monsoon period, from June through September; and the retreating monsoon period of October and November . The onset and duration of these seasons vary somewhat according to location . </P>

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