Sulu topographic map
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Name: Sulu topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Sulu, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines (5.31527 119.51643 6.57464 122.08444)
Average elevation: 33 ft
Minimum elevation: -3 ft
Maximum elevation: 4,232 ft
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