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Rainfall varies from the highest recorded on Earth (in New Zealand's Fjordland and Hawaii's Alakai Swamp in Kauai) to only one-tenth as much on islands so dry that they are marginal for agriculture.

I can't interpret 'to ~ so dry' at all. Please help...
  

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Consider it this way, Rainfall varies from the highest recorded on Earth in New Zealand's Fjordland and Hawaii's Alakai Swamp in Kauai to only one-tenth as much on islands that are so dry that they are marginal for agriculture. Does this help?

— Clive

  • Consider it this way, Rainfall varies from the highest recorded on Earth in New Zealand's Fjordland and Hawaii's Alakai Swamp in Kauai to only one-tenth as much on islands that are so dry that they are marginal for agriculture.
  • Does this help?
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Consider it this way,

Rainfall varies
from the highest recorded on Earth in New Zealand's Fjordland and Hawaii's Alakai Swamp in Kauai
to only one-tenth as much on islands that are so dry that they are
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