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Huon Peninsula: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: National Geographic - Huon Peninsula, Peninsula, Papua New Guinea.	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 23, 2020
	Article revised and updated.	Lorraine Murray	Jun 11, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998