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Gustavia harbour, Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles. Antigua and Barbuda: St. John's West Indies Lesser Antilles Saint-Barthélemy
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Gustavia harbour, Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles.
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