Guano Island (Antarctica)

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Guano Island is a rocky island 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, lying 0.2 nautical miles south of Chameau Island at the southeast end of the Curzon Islands, Antarctica. It was charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition in 1951. The name derives from the considerable deposits of penguin excrement (guano) there.[1]

See also

  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

  1. ↑ "Guano Island". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-10. 

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Guano Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 66°46′S 141°36′E / 66.767°S 141.600°E / -66.767; 141.600

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