Fernando de Noronha

American  

[fer-nahnn-doo duh naw-raw-nyuh] / fɛrˈnɑ̃n dʊ də nɔˈrɔ nyə /

noun

1. an island in the S Atlantic, about 125 miles (200 km) E of easternmost tip of Brazil: a Brazilian penal colony. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km).

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Fernando de Noronha British  

/ ferˈnəndu di noˈroɲa /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Scientists are particularly concerned about the potential impact on native fish found around Brazil’s oceanic islands, including Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago located 350 kilometers offshore.

From Science Magazine • May 8, 2023

So far, researchers have documented 170 lionfish around Fernando de Noronha, mostly in shallower reefs.

From Science Magazine • May 8, 2023

Now that the World Cup is over, escape to Fernando de Noronha, a 21-island archipelago about 330 miles off the coast of one of the host cities, Recife.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2014

Far more difficult to escape from than famed Devil's Island, Fernando de Noronha houses murderers and other felons from the State of Pernambuco, political prisoners from all Brazil.

From Time Magazine Archive

A number of ships that passed Fernando de Noronha that night, must have been astonished at this illumination of the lonely mile-post.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael