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Fun fact 1 about Fernando de Noronha

Parque Nacional Marinho de Fernando de Noronha por Fernandoantoniofotos (01) (cropped2)
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Fernando de Noronha was discovered on August 10, 1503, by a Portuguese expedition led by Gonçalo Coelho.

Fernando de Noronha
Brazil
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Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

Area
18 km²
Location
Brazil
73rd largest island in the world

Fernando de Noronha, officially the State District of Fernando de Noronha and formerly known as the Federal Territory of Fernando de Noronha until 1988, is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, and located 191 nautical miles off the Brazilian coast.

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