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59:Location in New Zealand
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346:Doubtful Sound / Patea
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201:Doubtful Sound / Patea
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1130:Wilmot River
1115:Wapiti River
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1085:Tūtoko River
1075:Thurso River
1070:Talbot River
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646:Lake Te Anau
631:Lake Monowai
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1090:Waiau River
995:Misty River
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980:Light River
975:Kaipo River
960:Irene River
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905:Edith River
890:Donne River
845:Bowen River
784:Mount Grono
616:Lake Marian
586:Lake Fergus
545:Long Island
520:Coal Island
444:Martins Bay
288:15 December
195:located in
171:Max. length
161:New Zealand
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116:Coordinates
1547:Categories
1231:Structures
1217:Port Craig
1154:Waterfalls
1060:Spey River
1055:Shag River
1030:Pyke River
1025:Pitt River
1005:Namu River
990:Mike River
970:Juno River
940:Gray River
895:Doon River
885:Dark River
880:Coal River
774:Mitre Peak
641:Lake Quill
606:Lake Innes
596:Green Lake
581:Lake Alice
418:Dagg Sound
235:References
225:Dagg Sound
179:Max. width
109:Tasman Sea
1443:Fiordland
1389:West Cape
1207:Manapouri
1035:Rea River
840:Big River
825:Aan River
767:Mountains
591:Lake Gunn
500:Brig Rock
351:Deep Cove
331:Fiordland
197:Fiordland
485:Bay Rock
252:Archived
229:Scorpion
129:166°46′E
105:Location
1222:Te Anau
463:Islands
439:Big Bay
126:45°23′S
818:Rivers
339:Fiords
219:Naming
1502:is a
1500:fjord
1441:This
569:Lakes
193:fiord
155:Basin
1504:stub
1447:stub
432:Bays
290:2019
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215:.
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1528:t
1521:v
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1471:t
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