Chao topographic map
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Name: Chao topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Chao, Peru (-9.08028 -79.11583 -8.44028 -78.47583)
Average elevation: 98 m
Minimum elevation: -1 m
Maximum elevation: 1,672 m
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