Taoroa topographic map
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Name: Taoroa topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Taoroa, Chatham Islands, New Zealand (-43.77942 -176.75585 -43.75942 -176.73585)
Average elevation: 11 m
Minimum elevation: 0 m
Maximum elevation: 63 m
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