Camarines Sur topographic map
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Name: Camarines Sur topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Philippines (11.06618 120.72652 16.26618 125.92652)
Average elevation: 56 m
Minimum elevation: -2 m
Maximum elevation: 2,388 m
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