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1554:Prion Island
1534:Grass Island
1524:Clerke Rocks
1508:
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1365:Commissioner
1360:Coat of arms
1229:
1213:. Retrieved
1203:
1191:. Retrieved
1187:the original
1177:
1165:. Retrieved
1161:the original
1151:
1122:Prince Creek
1107:Morris Point
983:mm (inches)
567:
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1838:Busen Point
1783:Mount Roots
1778:Mount Paget
1763:Mount Baume
1628:Vindication
1519:Black Rocks
1509:Bird Island
1443:Bird Island
1422:Sovereignty
1215:11 November
1117:Payne Creek
1112:Owen Shoals
465:Jordan Cove
445:Operational
388:Established
345: /
308:Bird Island
222:Isla Pájaro
214:Bird Island
127: /
103:Coordinates
70:Bird Island
45:settlements
19:Bird Island
1853:Categories
1660:Zavodovski
1564:Shag Rocks
1514:Black Rock
1143:References
1137:Sooty Cove
1102:Molly Hill
450:Activities
403:Population
333:38°03′06″W
330:54°00′31″S
275:Roché Peak
250:James Cook
240:province.
152:Roché Peak
1788:Orca Peak
1726:Landmarks
1705:Seamounts
1623:Candlemas
1539:Grassholm
1483:Stromness
1448:Grytviken
1385:Languages
1344:Capital:
1277:Geography
559:Cetaceans
476:Grytviken
463:(BAS) at
425:UN/LOCODE
368:Territory
261:Australia
190:Time zone
112:54°0′20″S
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1605:Saunders
1066:See also
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498:Wildlife
378:Operator
115:38°3′0″W
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1655:Visokoi
1600:Montagu
1595:Bristol
1453:Godthul
1380:History
1353:General
1289:Islands
1263:Portals
1232:(2002,
1193:10 July
1167:6 April
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974:(11.5)
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704:(41.9)
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689:(48.9)
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679:(50.7)
674:(45.5)
669:(40.6)
664:(42.6)
659:(42.8)
654:(44.4)
649:(50.4)
644:(50.9)
639:(51.3)
634:(52.2)
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513:50,000
506:65,000
393: (
358:Country
244:History
218:Spanish
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1458:Husvik
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624:Year
469:seals
372:SGSSI
202:UTC−2
178:SGSSI
1687:Cook
1370:Flag
1234:ISBN
1217:2019
1195:2011
1169:2014
1127:SCAR
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962:−4.3
957:−6.6
952:−8.5
937:−8.5
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917:−1.7
902:−2.0
897:−0.6
892:−1.5
887:−1.9
882:−3.4
877:−4.8
872:−5.4
867:−4.6
862:−3.8
832:−0.2
817:−0.2
812:−1.8
807:−3.3
802:−3.9
797:−3.2
792:−2.1
742:−0.2
737:−1.9
732:−2.4
727:−1.8
722:−0.5
692:11.2
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647:10.2
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757:4.5
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747:1.6
717:1.9
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687:9.4
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