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Name: Asia topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Asia (26.20870 64.23437 76.20870 114.23437)
Average elevation: 1,847 ft
Minimum elevation: -98 ft
Maximum elevation: 24,108 ft
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Average elevation: 10 ft
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Average elevation: 138 ft
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Average elevation: 2,516 ft
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