SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.

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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Guano Island (USA) 66° 46' 00.0" S 141° 36' 00.0" E Island
Name ID: 125998 Place ID: 5748

Rocky island 0.2 mi long, lying 0.2 mi S of Chameau Island at the SE end of the Curzon Islands. Charted and named by the FrAE in 1951. The name derives from the considerable deposits of penguin excrement there.

Guano, Île au (FRA) 66° 46' 30.0" S 141° 36' 15.0" E Island
Name ID: 107314 Place ID: 5748

Île formée de plusieurs massifs rocheux, située dans le groupe des îles Curzon, à l'est du cap de la Découverte ; nom donné en raison de dépôts importants d'excréments de manchots.

Guano, Island (RUS) 66° 46' 00.0" S 141° 36' 00.0" E Island
Name ID: 118310 Place ID: 5748

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