Back Creek topographic map
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Name: Back Creek topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Back Creek, Tenterfield Shire Council, Australia (-28.97141 151.65290 -28.94275 151.71688)
Average elevation: 726 m
Minimum elevation: 445 m
Maximum elevation: 1,045 m
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