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- 1 2 3 Kossol Roads at Pacific War Online Encyclopaedia Accessed 28 December 2021]
- ↑ Kossol Roads Pacificwrecks.com'
Coordinates: 7°56′26″N134°40′16″E / 7.940563°N 134.670980°E
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