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... sq km ) , a maximum width of 24 mi ( 39 km ) , and a mountainous backbone that runs its entire 270 - mi length , with Mt. Mantalin- gajan ( 6,840 ft [ 2,085 m ] ) in the south as its highest peak . The Balabac - Bugsuk group of islands ...
... sq km ) , a maximum width of 24 mi ( 39 km ) , and a mountainous backbone that runs its entire 270 - mi length , with Mt. Mantalin- gajan ( 6,840 ft [ 2,085 m ] ) in the south as its highest peak . The Balabac - Bugsuk group of islands ...
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... sq mi ( 596 sq km ) . The climate is tropical monsoonal year - round with a short two- to three - month drier winter season . The eastern half has elevations ranging from about 2,000 ft ( 600 m ) in the north to about 1,200 ft in the ...
... sq mi ( 596 sq km ) . The climate is tropical monsoonal year - round with a short two- to three - month drier winter season . The eastern half has elevations ranging from about 2,000 ft ( 600 m ) in the north to about 1,200 ft in the ...
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... km ) the stream sub- divides into five main channels , which lace through a well - settled 1,000 - sq - mi ( 2,600 - sq- km ) swampy delta . It is navigable for 120 mi ( 193 km ) above the mouths . Although found and partially charted ...
... km ) the stream sub- divides into five main channels , which lace through a well - settled 1,000 - sq - mi ( 2,600 - sq- km ) swampy delta . It is navigable for 120 mi ( 193 km ) above the mouths . Although found and partially charted ...
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