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1092:"Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Yalgoo on Mars"
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1860:Yulga Jinna
1795:Rudds Gully
1750:Pia Wadjari
1740:Paynesville
1735:Paynes Find
1720:Narra Tarra
1650:Lennonville
1535:Cape Burney
1461:settlements
1405:Strathalbyn
1337:Bluff Point
1281:Northampton
1256:Meekatharra
926:Thundelarra
898:Use of name
349:Paynes Find
147:Postcode(s)
138:Established
110: /
98:116°41′00″E
85:Coordinates
1880:Categories
1845:Yandanooka
1840:Winchester
1820:Wandanooka
1810:Tuckanarra
1760:Pintharuka
1690:Mount Erin
1680:Minnenooka
1675:Merkanooka
1630:Koolanooka
1605:Howatharra
1575:Green Head
1570:Gabanintha
1555:East Bowes
1490:Arrowsmith
1425:Waggrakine
1327:Beachlands
1212:region of
1076:15 October
1054:27 October
1026:27 October
937:References
409:Aboriginal
378:John Hawes
217:North West
123:Population
95:28°20′00″S
1835:Wicherina
1825:Warriedar
1805:Tenindewa
1780:Protheroe
1745:Peak Hill
1665:Marchagee
1620:Karalundi
1595:Horseshoe
1580:Greenough
1510:Boogardie
1445:Wonthella
1435:Webberton
1360:Glenfield
1352:Geraldton
1332:Beresford
1316:Geraldton
1291:Sandstone
1286:Perenjori
1248:Geraldton
1102:6 January
890:Source:
391:Etymology
375:Monsignor
266:259.1 mm
185:Geraldton
156:Elevation
1830:Whelarra
1815:Walkaway
1715:Naraling
1700:Nangetty
1660:Mainland
1635:Kumarina
1625:Kojarena
1615:Kalbarri
1600:Horrocks
1550:Day Dawn
1500:Big Bell
1440:West End
1420:Utakarra
1400:Spalding
1395:Rangeway
1390:Narngulu
1355:(suburb)
1342:Deepdale
1261:Mingenew
1228:Carnamah
1210:Mid West
914:See also
841:(10.27)
772:Average
557:(115.0)
552:(113.0)
547:(108.3)
542:(104.0)
512:(105.1)
507:(112.1)
502:(115.0)
497:(115.0)
314:shearing
287:Mid West
261:13.2 °C
256:27.9 °C
172:Location
1850:Youanmi
1790:Rothsay
1765:Porlell
1730:Ogilvie
1725:Oakajee
1705:Nannine
1695:Mullewa
1585:Gunyidi
1560:Eneabba
1520:Bowgada
1470:Abbotts
1450:Woorree
1430:Wandina
1380:Moresby
1319:suburbs
1243:Dongara
998:6 April
964:28 June
836:(0.44)
831:(0.31)
826:(0.32)
821:(0.46)
816:(1.01)
811:(1.39)
806:(1.63)
801:(1.23)
796:(0.82)
791:(0.99)
786:(0.99)
781:(0.62)
767:(27.5)
762:(44.6)
757:(39.9)
752:(32.7)
747:(30.9)
742:(30.9)
737:(27.5)
732:(30.0)
727:(31.5)
722:(39.0)
717:(44.2)
712:(50.0)
707:(48.9)
697:(55.8)
692:(65.1)
687:(59.4)
682:(52.5)
677:(47.7)
672:(44.2)
667:(43.2)
662:(45.9)
657:(50.2)
652:(58.1)
647:(65.5)
642:(69.3)
637:(69.3)
627:(82.2)
622:(95.9)
617:(89.8)
612:(81.5)
607:(75.2)
602:(68.0)
597:(64.8)
592:(66.6)
587:(73.4)
582:(83.3)
577:(92.3)
572:(97.3)
567:(99.0)
537:(97.9)
532:(93.0)
527:(84.0)
522:(84.4)
517:(93.9)
432:in the
420:Climate
385:battery
324:History
301:of the
295:Mullewa
268:10.2 in
191:Mullewa
1800:Tardun
1755:Pindar
1710:Nanson
1655:Lynton
1645:Leeman
1640:Latham
1610:Isseka
1525:Bunjil
1495:Austin
1485:Arrino
1365:Karloo
1306:Yalgoo
1301:Wiluna
1276:Nabawa
1266:Morawa
1251:(city)
1233:Coorow
1171:
1165:Yalgoo
1149:25 May
970:
904:crater
448:Month
283:Yalgoo
229:Durack
200:LGA(s)
68:Yalgoo
25:Yalgoo
1785:Reedy
1590:Gutha
1565:Eradu
1540:Caron
1530:Canna
1515:Bowes
1505:Binnu
1475:Ajana
885:48.6
839:260.8
487:Year
345:Wubin
310:sheep
291:Perth
263:56 °F
258:82 °F
179:Perth
126:313 (
1865:Yuna
1670:Maya
1480:Alma
1375:Meru
1169:ISBN
1151:2007
1125:NASA
1104:2021
1078:2011
1056:2013
1028:2013
1000:2013
966:2022
908:Mars
882:1.8
879:1.8
876:2.5
873:3.6
870:6.3
867:7.8
864:8.0
861:5.2
858:3.1
855:3.1
852:2.9
849:2.5
834:11.1
819:11.7
814:25.7
809:35.2
804:41.5
799:31.3
794:20.8
789:25.2
784:25.1
779:15.8
765:−2.5
745:−0.6
740:−0.6
735:−2.5
730:−1.1
725:−0.3
710:10.0
695:13.2
690:18.4
685:15.2
680:11.4
655:10.1
650:14.5
645:18.6
640:20.7
635:20.7
625:27.9
620:35.5
615:32.1
610:27.5
605:24.0
600:20.0
595:18.2
590:19.2
585:23.0
580:28.5
575:33.5
570:36.3
565:37.2
555:46.1
550:45.0
545:42.4
540:40.0
535:36.6
530:33.9
525:28.9
520:29.1
515:34.4
510:40.6
505:44.5
500:46.1
495:46.1
484:Dec
481:Nov
478:Oct
475:Sep
472:Aug
469:Jul
466:Jun
463:May
460:Apr
457:Mar
454:Feb
451:Jan
347:and
329:Gold
164:Area
151:6635
141:1896
131:2021
1238:Cue
829:8.0
824:8.2
760:7.0
755:4.4
750:0.4
720:3.9
715:6.8
705:9.4
675:8.7
670:6.8
665:6.2
660:7.7
430:BWk
402:sap
128:SAL
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1123:,
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988:.
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320:.
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1194:t
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