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Fernando de NoronhaColumbia Encyclopedia entry: Fernando de Noronha
Fernando de Noronhafərnän'doo dĭ noorô'nyə, group of 21 islands, c.10 sq mi (26 sq km), in the Atlantic Ocean, c.225 mi (360 km) off the northeast coast of Brazil. A federal territory of Brazil from 1942 to 1988, when it was reannexed to the state of Pernambuco, it is administered as a state district and is the site of a national maritime park. The islands have been the site of a military base and a penal colony. The main resources on the islands are guano and salt deposits. Tourism is the mainstay of the economy. The islands, discovered in 1503, were the first hereditary captaincy granted in Brazil by the Portuguese crown. A U.S. missile-tracking base was there from 1957 to 1962.
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Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, around 354 km offshore from the Brazilian coast. The main island has an area of and had a population of 3,012 in the year 2008 . The area is a special municipality of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its timezone is UTC−2h. The local population and travellers can get to Noronha by plane or cruise from Recife or by plane from Natal . A small environmental preservation fee is charged from tourists upon arrival by Ibama.
The climate is tropical, with two well-defined seasons. The rainy season lasts from March to...more »
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