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532:New Guinea
496:Strickland
342:References
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203:Brune 1992
188:Brune 2004
176:Brune 1992
153:Popondetta
750:Kaukombar
530:Mainland
31:8°30′00″S
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925:Torokina
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149:flooding
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900:Sogeram
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830:Numagen
810:Mindjim
795:Mambare
740:Kabenau
690:Gilagil
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590:Ateltem
521:Markham
129:drowned
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630:Birim
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