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1033:Donne River
988:Bowen River
927:Mount Grono
759:Lake Marian
729:Lake Fergus
688:Long Island
663:Coal Island
587:Martins Bay
385:11 November
352:NZ Topo Map
290:New Zealand
285:New Zealand
191:New Zealand
169:New Zealand
116: /
104:167°28′30″E
92:Coordinates
1573:Categories
1374:Structures
1360:Port Craig
1297:Waterfalls
1203:Spey River
1198:Shag River
1173:Pyke River
1168:Pitt River
1148:Namu River
1133:Mike River
1113:Juno River
1083:Gray River
1038:Doon River
1028:Dark River
1023:Coal River
917:Mitre Peak
784:Lake Quill
749:Lake Innes
739:Green Lake
724:Lake Alice
561:Dagg Sound
361:7 November
334:References
246:crown fern
101:45°30′30″S
1532:West Cape
1350:Manapouri
1178:Rea River
983:Big River
968:Aan River
910:Mountains
734:Lake Gunn
643:Brig Rock
494:Deep Cove
474:Fiordland
202:Manapouri
77:Geography
628:Bay Rock
407:Archived
301:See also
238:podocarp
210:Scotland
82:Location
1365:Te Anau
606:Islands
582:Big Bay
961:Rivers
482:Fiords
254:kāmahi
137:Length
712:Lakes
242:ferns
234:beech
189:, in
185:, in
145:Width
575:Bays
387:2016
363:2016
258:rātā
256:and
236:and
129:Area
212:'s
193:'s
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