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Guañape Islands

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Location
  
Pacific

Highest elevation
  
143 m (469 ft)

Total islands
  
4

Area
  
63 ha

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Major islands
  
Isla Guañape NorteIsla Guañape SurIslotes CantoresIslotes Los Leones

The Guañape Islands are an island group off the coast of northern Peru. It consists of four islands: Isla Guañape Norte, Isla Guañape Sur, Islotes Cantores and Islotes Los Leones.

Map of Islas Gua%C3%B1ape, Peru

The islands are heavily populated by seabirds, such as the Guanay cormorant. As result the islands are rich of guano, the excrement of those seabirds, which can be used as an organic fertilizer. Guano harvesting is the only economic activity on the islands. In 2009 the islands were declared as a protected nature reserve area.

References

Guañape Islands Wikipedia


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