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149:. Sewell also gave his name to
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153:which are now known as
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566:Old St. Michael's Cave
556:New St. Michael's Cave
451:Goat's Hair Twin Caves
411:East Queen's Line Cave
155:Goat's Hair Twin Caves
656:Upper All's Well Cave
461:Harley Street Fissure
576:Pete's Paradise Cave
436:George's Bottom Cave
316:Bell's Backyard Cave
641:Swallow's Nest Cave
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631:St. Michael's Cave
536:Mediterranean Cave
406:Dudley Ward's Cave
391:Devil's Tower Cave
295:Caves of Gibraltar
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141:Description
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42:Coordinates
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202:References
51:36°07′57″N
621:Shed Cave
616:Sea Caves
481:Ibex Cave
127:Gibraltar
97:Entrances
91:Limestone
79:Discovery
54:5°20′41″W
698:Category
174:sea cave
32:Location
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133:, near
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87:Geology
356:Cave S
115:Cave S
22:Cave S
192:guano
184:snuff
117:is a
247:2013
188:bats
160:Sir
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