Porsanger topographic map
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Name: Porsanger topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Porsanger, Norway (70.06886 24.92386 70.89710 26.34659)
Average elevation: 225 m
Minimum elevation: -5 m
Maximum elevation: 795 m
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