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Leicestershire topographic map

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Name: Leicestershire topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom (52.39217 -1.59755 52.97766 -0.66411)

Average elevation: 97 m

Minimum elevation: 17 m

Maximum elevation: 267 m

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