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Fernando Po

British  
/ fəˈnændəʊ pəʊ /

noun

  1. a former name (until 1973) of Bioko

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In real life, the operatives sailed two ships from Britain to Fernando Po.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Marjorie Stewart was a spy and did work for the SOE, but she was not part of the Fernando Po team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Unfortunately the refueling operations, accomplished via a few Italian boats, were parked on a Spanish-controlled island called Fernando Po, located just off the coast of West Africa — in neutral territory.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024

At the time, Malabo was called Santa Isabel and Bioko, the island where it is located, Fernando Po.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2012

This last is found in such plenty, according to Bennett, in the Island of Fernando Po as to afford a staple article of food to the inhabitants.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

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