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Elevations play a major factor in temperature, with the escarpments and plateaus on average 11 °C (52 °F) cooler, day or night. The climate of the coastal strip is influenced by warm ocean waters, keeping the closest parts free from extremes highs and providing occasional rainfall. The
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