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    Guano (Spanish from Quechua: wanu) is the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats. Guano is a highly effective fertilizer due to the high content of...
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    The Guano Islands Act (11 Stat. 119, enacted August 18, 1856, codified at 48 U.S.C. ch. 8 §§ 1411-1419) is a United States federal law passed by the Congress...
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  • Guano Apes are a German rock band formed in 1994 in Göttingen. The band consists of Sandra Nasić (vocals), Henning Rümenapp (guitars, backing vocals)...
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  • up guano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Guano is the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats, often mined as a source of phosphorus. Guano may...
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    formed the United States Guano Company to exploit the guano on Howland Island, with this claim being recognised under the U.S. Guano Islands Act of 1856....
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    serves as a breeding ground for birds (primarily Cape cormorants) and yields guano, which is collected and sold. Bird Island was conceived and constructed...
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  • Japan 1992 AD" reached No. 2 in Finland and No. 15 in Sweden. In 2000, Guano Apes released a cover version of "Big in Japan" as the lead single for their...
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    Navassa Island (category Caribbean islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act)
    S. has claimed the island, as an appurtenance, since 1857, based on the Guano Islands Act of 1856. Haiti's claim over Navassa goes back to the Treaty...
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    Jarvis Island (category Pacific islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act)
    Howland Island. It was claimed by the US in the 19th century and mined for guano, in the 20th century it was the subject of a small settlement. It was attacked...
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    were claimed as insular areas on behalf of the United States under the Guano Islands Act of 1856. These claims were made by private individuals to the...
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