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Guano Islands Act


‘Shining anus’ volcano in Tonga coughs up cloud of smoke during recent eruption — Earth from space

‘Shining anus’ volcano in Tonga coughs up cloud of smoke during recent eruption — Earth from space

However, the smoke in the image, which was pumping out of a volcanic cone north of the crater lake, known as Lofia, is a reminder that the island is still very much active and could blow its top once again in the future, according to NASA's Earth Observatory.


The U.S. empire was built on bird dung

The U.S. empire was built on bird dung

That act gave the country “permission” to claim sovereignty over any allegedly uninhabited or unclaimed territory to secure access to guano, a prized fertilizer for American tobacco, cotton and wheat fields.