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I do not think this is actually a typo as I do not see the Chinese nan character for south anywhere, but I bet most western tourists think it is a typo. As it turns out it has an entire lengthy wikipedia page, which reveals 'It was named in 1934 after Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn, the Colonial Secretary from 1925 to 1936'.
So both his first and last names suffered from bad spelling.

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Date: 04 April 2025 Time: 21:14:40