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895:45.53417°N 76.31611°W
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626:Route Verte
519:Nova Scotia
278:cars using
140:raspberries
136:wild apples
132:blueberries
99:in Canada.
913:Categories
886:76°18′58″W
883:45°32′03″N
471:(NB/QC/NL)
392:2008-04-15
353:2008-06-03
320:References
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280:acetylene
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166:wetlands
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636:Ontario
465:(AB/BC)
414:English
261:Waltham
238:Ontario
226:railway
201:History
190:shores,
181:forests
177:meadows
170:valleys
608:Quebec
304:Hiking
259:, and
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