Fernando de Noronha

Proper noun

Meaning

An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of, and belonging to, Brazil.

The largest island of the above archipelago.

A district of Pernambuco, Brazil, encompassing the Fernando de Noronha archipelago as well as the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks further to the north-northeast.

Examples

Brazil's air force did not know where the aircraft disappeared, but a spokesman said it was searching near the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha because if an accident had happened in Brazilian waters, it would be in that area. Source: Internet

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