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Fernando de Noronha
(redirected from Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park)

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Fer·nan·do de No·ro·nha  (fr-nnd d n-rny, fr-näd d nô-rôny)
An island group in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of Brazil. A federal territory of Brazil since 1942, the islands are used as a military base and penal colony.

Fernando de Noronha (Portuguese) [ferˈnəndu di noˈroɲa]
n
(Placename) a volcanic island in the S Atlantic northeast of Cape São Roque: constitutes a federal territory of Brazil; a penal colony since the 18th century; inhabited by military personnel. Area: 26 sq. km (10 sq. miles)


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