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Nantahala topographic map

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Name: Nantahala topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Nantahala, Swain County, North Carolina, United States (35.26815 -83.68656 35.30815 -83.64656)

Average elevation: 890 m

Minimum elevation: 571 m

Maximum elevation: 1,373 m

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