Masbate topographic map
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Name: Masbate topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Masbate, Bicol Region, Philippines (9.56667 120.98333 14.76667 126.18333)
Average elevation: 177 ft
Minimum elevation: -7 ft
Maximum elevation: 7,966 ft
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