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FERNANDO DE NORONHA [Fernao de N.]

This article appears in Volume V10, Page 280 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: FAT-FLA
FERNANDO DE NORONHA [Fernao de N.] , an
island
  in the
South
 
Atlantic
 , 125 M. from the
coast
  of Brazil, to which country it belongs, in 30 50' S., 32 25' W. It is about 7 M.
long
  and 1a wide, and some other islets lie adjacent to it. Its surface is rugged, and it contains a number of rocky hills from 500 to 700 ft. high, and one
peak
  towering to the height of 1089 ft. It is formed of basalt, trachyte and phonolite, and the soil is very fertile. The climate is healthy. It is defended by forts, and serves as a place of banishment for criminals from Brazil. The next largest
island
  of the group is about a mile in circumference, and the others are small barren rocks. The
population
  is about 2000, all males, including some 1400 criminals, and a garrison of 150. Communication is maintained by steamer with Pernambuco. The island takes name from its Portuguese discoverer (1503), the
count
  of Noronha.


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