Guano Island (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; 141.600Coordinates: 66°46′S 141°36′E / 66.767°S 141.600°E / -66.767; 141.600
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

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. Retrieved 2012-05-10.

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