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Tapakuma is a tributary of the
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1466:Settlements
1456:(1614–1642)
1410:Slave Coast
1302:(1621–1792)
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1192:Banjarmasin
1179:Residencies
1082:Cape Colony
1039:(1602–1798)
935:Waini River
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169:Sea level
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199:and the
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