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   ocr: 25 Guanol IslandsI Diorama - DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE GUANO - Islands, located off the coast of Peru, consist of little more than bar- ren rocks, they are teeming with birdlife. The reason for this is a 3 sequence of natural events that -E n(2) originates in the Antarctic. There the Humboldt Current begins its journey northward along the west coast of South America. As the cold ocean current strikes the shelf of the coastline, there is an upwelling of nutrient-rich waters, which support an enormous population of plankton, which in turn serves as food for: a huge population of: fish. The birds ...