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829:New Jersey
704:California
525:2007-10-31
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107:42°00′35″N
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764:Kentucky
744:Illinois
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709:Colorado
699:Arkansas
402:See also
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904:Vermont
809:Montana
749:Indiana
729:Georgia
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694:Arizona
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141:72°55′W
138:41°19′N
1472:(2007)
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759:Kansas
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