Kwale topographic map
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Kwale
The Coastal Plain, the Foot Plateau, the Coastal Uplands, and the Nyika Plateau are the four principal topographical features of Kwale County.
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Name: Kwale topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Kwale, Coast, Kenya (-4.79955 38.44879 -3.57197 39.73932)
Average elevation: 925 ft
Minimum elevation: -3 ft
Maximum elevation: 6,604 ft
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