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385:Coordinates
282:spear grass
236:Description
224:geologist,
201:Hooker Lake
183:New Zealand
80:Hooker Lake
63:Designation
1501:Categories
1273:Silberhorn
1258:Malte Brun
1248:La Perouse
1213:Dixon Peak
1144: (
1122:43°41′42″S
756:References
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301:rock flour
198:proglacial
112:Difficulty
74:Trailheads
1356:Blue Lake
1196:Mountains
1089:30 August
1064:30 August
987:30 August
965:30 August
937:30 August
915:30 August
888:31 August
862:30 August
837:30 August
812:30 August
786:30 August
309:boardwalk
216:Etymology
1318:Glaciers
1041:11 April
1015:20 April
744:See also
331:Location
325:terminus
123:All year
90:Tramping
52:Location
162:Website
153:Surface
146:Sunburn
141:Hazards
1375:Rivers
391:Notes
381:Point
128:Sights
120:Season
44:Length
1349:Lakes
1083:(PDF)
807:Stuff
1091:2016
1066:2016
1043:2020
1017:2020
989:2016
967:2016
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