This cover from Brazil depict a stamps (on the left) issued in 2006, celebrating the
Fernando de Noronha Island. Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, and located 354 km offshore from the Brazilian coast. It consists of 21 islands and islets, extending over an area of 26 km2. Only the eponymous main island is inhabited; it has an area of 18.4 km2 and a population estimated at 3,101 in 2020. The islands are administratively unique in Brazil. They form a "state district" (Portuguese: distrito estadual) that is administered directly by the government of the state of Pernambuco (despite being closer to the state of Rio Grande do Norte). The state district's jurisdiction also includes the very remote Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, located 625 kilometres northeast of Fernando de Noronha. 70% of the islands' area was established in 1988 as a national marine park. In 2001, UNESCO designated it as a World Heritage Site because of its importance as a feeding ground for tuna, sharks, turtles, and marine mammals.
