Osaka Prefecture topographic map
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Name: Osaka Prefecture topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Osaka Prefecture, Japan (32.01988 132.89036 37.21988 138.09036)
Average elevation: 617 ft
Minimum elevation: -16 ft
Maximum elevation: 10,016 ft
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