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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island group in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of Brazil. Formerly a military base and penal colony, the archipelago is now preserved as a national park.
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They are now searching and considered the island of Fernando de Noronha, which is off the northeastern coast of Brazil.
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The air force, Brazil's air force searching for the plane in the area of the island of Fernando de Noronha, which is about 1,500 miles north-northeast of Rio de Janeiro.
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The Brazilian air force is searching the island archipelago of Fernando de Noronha which is about 250 miles off of the city of Natal right there in the eastern shoulder of Brazil, or whether it might have made it across the Atlantic and disappeared off of the coast of Morocco.
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I have had squalls since Fernando de Noronha which is like 330 miles ago, so it has been pretty slow for a long time.
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While Fernando de Noronha is beautiful and pristine, it's the mix of raw and refined that makes the place unique.
Have It Your Way Scott Mitchem 2012
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In a land known for its beautiful destinations, it's telling that there is near consensus that Fernando de Noronha is the loveliest of them all.
Have It Your Way Scott Mitchem 2012
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Also included in this hotspot is the offshore archipelago of Fernando de Noronha and several other islands off the Brazilian coast.
Brazil 2009
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Area: 8,511,965 km2 (8,456,510 km2 land and 55,455 km2 water) This includes the Atlantic archipelago Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atol, and the islands Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo arable land: 6.93% permanent crops: 0.89% other: 92.18% (2005)
Brazil 2009
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Also included in this hotspot is the offshore archipelago of Fernando de Noronha and several other islands off the Brazilian coast.
Paraguay 2009
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Also included in this hotspot is the offshore archipelago of Fernando de Noronha and several other islands off the Brazilian coast.
Uruguay 2009
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