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1256:Paramakatoi
1136:Kuru Kururu
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1036:Hogg Island
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931:Better Hope
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1532:Mora Point
1527:Long Creek
1446:Whitewater
1401:Tumatumari
1321:Santa Rosa
1311:Sand Creek
1291:Queenstown
1286:Providence
1221:Morawhanna
1216:Moraikobai
1166:Lima Sands
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1081:Kabakaburi
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991:Enterprise
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362:References
330:58°16′51″W
318:James Hope
243:blackwater
229:lumberjack
207:Region of
178:Population
152:Government
92:58°19′49″W
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1076:Jonestown
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861:Aishalton
851:Adventure
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1542:Orinduik
1497:Bush Lot
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1421:Victoria
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1376:Supenaam
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1306:Rosignol
1251:Paradise
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1171:Lusignan
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1086:Kamarang
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