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617:. BirdLife International. 2021
589:"Live Like a Local in Mitiaro"
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308:. In 1901 it was annexed by
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233:Taurangi (a former village)
225:Topographic map of Mitiaro.
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132:Geography
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126:volcanic
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253:tapere
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183:Africa
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