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1456:Coat of arms
1380:Human rights
1261:Mare Harbour
1201:Constitution
1164:Walker Creek
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919:Dunnose Head
864:Brenton Loch
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959:Green Patch
949:Goose Green
904:Circum Peak
689:North Point
418:Port Egmont
335: /
223:During the
115:Moody Brook
1569:Categories
1557:in England
1154:Teal Inlet
1124:San Carlos
1079:Port Louis
1009:Mount Adam
869:Bull Point
859:Bluff Cove
821:West Point
764:Seal Rocks
709:Phillimore
684:North East
413:Hope Place
323:57°50′15″W
320:51°41′15″S
121:Shipwrecks
107:Gypsy Cove
1421:Transport
1392:Languages
1351:Education
1044:North Arm
1034:New Haven
969:Hill Cove
836:Locations
774:Speedwell
744:Sandy Bay
490:Beauchene
443:Geography
385:Capital:
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207:guardship
176:), later
170:Beau Port
93:Geography
1471:Religion
1248:Military
1216:Governor
1188:Politics
1129:Seal Bay
1119:Salvador
1114:Roy Cove
894:Chartres
844:Ajax Bay
759:Sea Lion
749:Saunders
714:Pleasant
87:Atlantic
1448:Culture
1368:Origins
1340:Society
1303:Economy
1139:Stanley
1049:Orqueta
999:Lafonia
939:Fox Bay
934:Fitzroy
914:Douglas
899:Chatham
809:Weddell
754:Sea Dog
729:Ruggles
694:Passage
644:Hummock
614:Golding
577:Lafonia
540:Carcass
505:Bleaker
470:Barclay
452:Islands
395:History
279:Sources
202:Canopus
159:History
67:Stanley
1059:Pillar
944:French
909:Darwin
826:Whisky
804:Tyssen
799:Tussac
784:Staats
739:Samuel
724:Rabbit
719:Quaker
699:Pebble
669:Lively
664:Kidney
659:Keppel
609:George
555:Dunbar
550:Coffin
545:Cochon
525:Broken
520:Brandy
485:Becher
480:Beaver
475:Barren
301:vol. 2
299:&
245:Exeter
241:Exeter
236:Exeter
174:French
152:packet
138:Jhelum
1503:Sport
1466:Motto
984:Horse
779:Split
649:Jason
624:Green
619:Great
535:Burnt
140:– an
1461:Flag
1385:LGBT
1221:list
1149:Swan
1104:Race
1004:Loop
964:Gull
879:Camp
789:Swan
769:Shag
704:Penn
674:Long
654:Kelp
634:High
629:Halt
584:East
560:Dyke
510:Bobs
500:Bird
495:Beef
465:Bald
460:Arch
200:HMS
105:and
81:and
794:Tea
734:Rum
679:New
639:Hog
604:Fox
565:Ear
515:Box
303:.
1571::
275:.
101:,
62:.
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362:t
355:v
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