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... western end was formerly a haunt of a giant lizard . The people are mainly of a mixed Malay- Papuan type known as Alfur , more Malay in the west , more Papuan elsewhere , making the island a transitional area . Coastal settlers re ...
... western end was formerly a haunt of a giant lizard . The people are mainly of a mixed Malay- Papuan type known as Alfur , more Malay in the west , more Papuan elsewhere , making the island a transitional area . Coastal settlers re ...
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... west Romania . Its area is 40,000 sq mi ( 100,000 sq km ) , of which 17,000 sq mi is in Hungary . In its natural state it is a steppeland broken up with floodplain groves and swamps - a southwestern projec- tion of the Russian steppes ...
... west Romania . Its area is 40,000 sq mi ( 100,000 sq km ) , of which 17,000 sq mi is in Hungary . In its natural state it is a steppeland broken up with floodplain groves and swamps - a southwestern projec- tion of the Russian steppes ...
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... west Pacific Ocean , 3,000 mi ( 5,000 km ) west of Hawaii . With an area of 209 sq mi ( 541 sq km ) the island is sharply divided into a north- ern coralline limestone plateau , which has a general elevation of 500 ft ( 150 m ) and ...
... west Pacific Ocean , 3,000 mi ( 5,000 km ) west of Hawaii . With an area of 209 sq mi ( 541 sq km ) the island is sharply divided into a north- ern coralline limestone plateau , which has a general elevation of 500 ft ( 150 m ) and ...
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