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guano+island+antarctica Latitude and Longitude:

66°46′S 141°36′E / 66.767°S 141.600°E / -66.767; 141.600
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Guano Island
Guano Island is located in Antarctica
Guano Island
Guano Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°46′S 141°36′E / 66.767°S 141.600°E / -66.767; 141.600
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Guano Island is a rocky island 0.4 kilometres (0.2 nmi) long, lying 0.4 kilometres (0.2 nmi) 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 guano there. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Guano Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Guano Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.



guano+island+antarctica Latitude and Longitude:

66°46′S 141°36′E / 66.767°S 141.600°E / -66.767; 141.600
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Guano Island
Guano Island is located in Antarctica
Guano Island
Guano Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°46′S 141°36′E / 66.767°S 141.600°E / -66.767; 141.600
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Guano Island is a rocky island 0.4 kilometres (0.2 nmi) long, lying 0.4 kilometres (0.2 nmi) 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 guano there. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Guano Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Guano Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.



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