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Fernando de Noronha
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Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of islands that belongs to Brazil, located off the coast of South America. The islands are notable for their remote location and unique ecosystem, making them an important area for marine conservation and scientific research.
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- Instance of
- natural heritage
- Named after
- Fernão de Noronha
- Demonym
- noronhense
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Pernambuco
- Population
- 1686
- Area
- 26
- Elevation
- 0
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Official website
- www.noronha.pe.gov.br
- Image
- Parque Nacional Marinho de Fernando de Noronha por Fernandoantoniofotos (01) (cropped2).jpg
- Length
- 10
- Dialing code
- 81
- Has use
- tourism
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- Commons category
- Fernando de Noronha
- topic's main category
- Category:Fernando de Noronha
- Human Development Index
- 0.788
- Commons gallery
- Fernando de Noronha
- coextensive with
- Microregion of Fernando de Noronha
- heritage designation
- Ramsar site
- postal code
- 53990-000 a 53999-999
- native label
- Fernando de Noronha
- time of discovery or invention
- 1503-08-10
- discoverer or inventor
- Amerigo Vespucci
- electorate
- 3022
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Fernando de Noronha ( Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [feʁˈnɐ̃du dʒi noˈɾoɲɐ]), officially the State District of Fernando de Noronha (Portuguese: Distrito Estadual de Fernando de Noronha) and formerly known as the Federal Territory of Fernando de Noronha (Território Federal de Fernando de Noronha) until 1988, is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, and located 191 nautical miles (354 km; 220 mi) off the Brazilian coast.
Fernando de Noronha consists of 21 islands and islets, extending over an area of 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi). Only the eponymous main island is inhabited; it has an area of 18.4 square kilometres (7.1 sq mi) and a population estimated at 3,101 in 2020. While most of the archipelago is relatively low-lying, there are parts reaching more than 100 meters (330 ft) in elevation.
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