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959:Hope River
934:Hall River
919:Gunn River
904:Fork River
814:Barn River
742:Silberhorn
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595:Lake Gault
407:Haast Pass
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909:Fox River
675:Mountains
580:Abel Lake
533:Abut Head
526:Headlands
423:Bruce Bay
223:Regions.
179:Geography
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