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1315:Wellington
1269:Buckingham
1230:Governance
1221:Woodbridge
1096:Barnes Bay
910:22 January
883:References
354:Tasman Sea
255:Huon River
133:616 (
130:Population
1763:Truganini
1716:Centurion
1675:Satellite
1660:Partridge
1620:Eddystone
1520:Landmarks
1479:Transport
1449:Storm Bay
1303:Mountains
1216:Westerway
1211:Southport
1166:Lunawanna
1161:Kettering
1151:Huonville
1136:Glen Huon
1131:Geeveston
1121:Electrona
930:Geeveston
863:Source:
329:in 1888.
327:Geeveston
312:Rosehaven
307:pulp mill
278:for both
253:near the
251:Australia
243:Geeveston
168:Elevation
79:Geeveston
36:Geeveston
1798:Category
1721:Triarius
1568:Man-made
1289:Pembroke
1196:Ranelagh
1156:Kellevie
1126:Franklin
1059:Tasmania
957:Landline
871:See also
815:Average
766:(35.17)
486:(104.0)
426:(104.0)
358:bushfire
247:Tasmania
235:Franklin
223:Franklin
184:Location
105:146°56′E
41:Tasmania
1655:Nuggets
1603:Islands
1527:Natural
1391:Derwent
1201:Sandfly
1176:Margate
1091:Alonnah
982:16 June
761:(2.78)
756:(2.73)
751:(3.63)
746:(3.67)
741:(4.12)
736:(3.65)
731:(2.85)
726:(2.90)
721:(2.50)
716:(2.15)
711:(1.94)
706:(2.25)
696:(22.6)
691:(33.8)
686:(32.0)
681:(29.5)
676:(23.7)
671:(24.1)
666:(23.9)
661:(22.6)
656:(25.3)
651:(27.0)
646:(29.8)
641:(32.2)
636:(33.4)
626:(43.1)
621:(47.7)
616:(45.7)
611:(42.8)
606:(40.1)
601:(37.4)
596:(36.0)
591:(36.3)
586:(40.5)
581:(43.3)
576:(47.3)
571:(49.8)
566:(50.0)
556:(62.4)
551:(67.8)
546:(64.9)
541:(61.5)
536:(58.6)
531:(55.4)
526:(53.8)
521:(54.1)
516:(58.3)
511:(63.0)
506:(68.2)
501:(71.8)
496:(71.2)
481:(98.6)
476:(93.2)
471:(87.8)
466:(81.9)
461:(74.7)
456:(66.0)
451:(69.1)
446:(77.0)
441:(85.6)
436:(98.2)
431:(98.4)
333:Climate
318:History
263:English
102:43°10′S
1670:Picnic
1650:Images
1635:Garden
1630:Friars
1610:Boomer
1379:Rivers
1294:Rumney
1284:Nelson
1274:Elwick
1146:Howden
1106:Cygnet
1074:Hobart
962:ABC TV
810:163.7
377:Month
343:Köppen
259:Hobart
206:LGA(s)
197:Cygnet
191:Hobart
1772:Other
1640:Green
1615:Bruny
1310:Hartz
1171:Magra
1141:Grove
1116:Dover
807:13.7
801:13.7
798:14.7
795:14.4
789:11.4
786:13.6
783:13.5
780:14.3
777:12.2
774:13.2
764:893.2
739:104.6
416:Year
299:apple
1645:Hope
1406:Styx
1401:Huon
1386:Arve
1279:Huon
1206:Snug
984:2012
912:2018
819:(%)
759:70.5
754:69.4
749:92.2
744:93.1
734:92.7
729:72.4
724:73.6
719:63.6
714:54.7
709:49.2
704:57.2
694:−5.2
679:−1.4
674:−4.6
669:−4.4
664:−4.5
659:−5.2
654:−3.7
649:−2.8
644:−1.2
564:10.0
554:16.9
549:19.9
544:18.3
539:16.4
534:14.8
529:13.0
524:12.1
519:12.3
514:14.6
509:17.2
504:20.1
499:22.1
494:21.8
484:40.0
479:37.0
474:34.0
469:31.0
464:27.7
459:23.7
454:18.9
449:20.6
444:25.0
439:29.8
434:36.8
429:36.9
424:40.0
413:Dec
410:Nov
407:Oct
404:Sep
401:Aug
398:Jul
395:Jun
392:May
389:Apr
386:Mar
383:Feb
380:Jan
282:and
176:Area
163:7116
153:1842
1625:Egg
858:77
855:73
852:75
849:74
846:76
843:79
840:80
837:82
834:80
831:78
828:77
825:75
822:73
804:16
792:13
689:1.0
684:0.0
639:0.1
634:0.8
624:6.1
619:8.7
614:7.6
609:6.0
604:4.5
599:3.0
594:2.2
589:2.4
584:4.7
579:6.3
574:8.5
569:9.9
346:Cfb
249:in
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903:.
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1036:v
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