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... Pacific Ocean , 2,000 mi ( 3,000 km ) northeast of Sydney , Australia . It comprises an ar- chipelago of more than 150 islands , which ex- tend north to south in two parallel chains ; those on the east are lower and of coral lime- stone ...
... Pacific Ocean , 2,000 mi ( 3,000 km ) northeast of Sydney , Australia . It comprises an ar- chipelago of more than 150 islands , which ex- tend north to south in two parallel chains ; those on the east are lower and of coral lime- stone ...
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... Pacific Islands ( Mi- cronesia ) , west Pacific . Surrounded by a coral ring with a diameter of more than 40 mi ( 65 km ) , the group is the geographical centre of Truk District ( headquartered at Moen ) , which embraces about 100 reef ...
... Pacific Islands ( Mi- cronesia ) , west Pacific . Surrounded by a coral ring with a diameter of more than 40 mi ( 65 km ) , the group is the geographical centre of Truk District ( headquartered at Moen ) , which embraces about 100 reef ...
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... Pacific Ocean at sea level to the snowcapped peak of Mt. Olympus at 7,965 feet ( 2,428 metres ) ; numerous glaciers , six of them on Mt. Olympus Flora : coniferous rain forest on the western , Pacific side , which receives 200 inches ...
... Pacific Ocean at sea level to the snowcapped peak of Mt. Olympus at 7,965 feet ( 2,428 metres ) ; numerous glaciers , six of them on Mt. Olympus Flora : coniferous rain forest on the western , Pacific side , which receives 200 inches ...
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