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resemblance to El Nino, since contact of its warmer water with the cool coastal water 

 may kill fish and plankton, and may even result in the emigration of guano birds. Such 

 changes in the surface water are known locally by the name of aguaje and are usually 



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Fig. 70. Capo Blanco. Track of R.R.S. 'William Scoresby', July 24-26. From St. WS 709 to 714 course maintained 270°. 



accompanied by changes of colour and by liberation of hydrogen sulphide. Thus the 

 name aguaje has been used synonymously with el Pintor. 



Stiglich (1925) gives a detailed account of the various kinds of aguaje known, with 

 especial reference to their colour and to the circumstances in which they occur. In this 

 description, much of which is gleaned from fishermen's lore, Stiglich notes that 



