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instead of calendar years. The total passenger count at Swartz Bay for 2021 is 3 399 668.
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struck a pleasure craft just off Swartz Bay, killing two individuals.
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964:"Capital Plan – Fiscal Years 2015 through 2026"
661:"Plans, Reports, Policies and Other Resources"
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744:"SENĆOŦEN Word List: Place names"
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766:"Estimates: Ministry of Labour"
732:. Hancock House Publishers Ltd.
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728:; Bannerman, Patricia (1985).
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748:itservices.cas.unt.edu
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1521:Queen of Cumberland
1409:Coastal Renaissance
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