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... square miles ( 5,800 square km ) . Its name derives from a corrup- tion of the Aboriginal word alowrie , mean- ing " high pleasant place by the sea . " Sighted in 1770 by the British navigator Captain James Cook , it was first explored ...
... square miles ( 5,800 square km ) . Its name derives from a corrup- tion of the Aboriginal word alowrie , mean- ing " high pleasant place by the sea . " Sighted in 1770 by the British navigator Captain James Cook , it was first explored ...
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... square miles [ 2,175,000 square km ] ) , the largest is- land , is composed of the same materials as the adjacent North American continent , from which it is separated by a shallow and narrow sea . Likewise the world's second largest ...
... square miles [ 2,175,000 square km ] ) , the largest is- land , is composed of the same materials as the adjacent North American continent , from which it is separated by a shallow and narrow sea . Likewise the world's second largest ...
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... km ) southwest of Adelaide . The island measures 1,680 square miles ( 4,350 square km ) in area . Its formation is that of a low , cliffed plateau ( structurally a continuation of the Mount Lofty - Flinders ranges on the main- land ) ...
... km ) southwest of Adelaide . The island measures 1,680 square miles ( 4,350 square km ) in area . Its formation is that of a low , cliffed plateau ( structurally a continuation of the Mount Lofty - Flinders ranges on the main- land ) ...
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horsehair worm also called HAIRWORM | 250 |
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