João da Nova
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jo-o-da-nova-161-4084580
title:
João da Nova
text:
João da Nova was a Galician-born explorer in the service of Portugal. He is credited as the discoverer of Ascension and Saint Helena islands. The Juan de Nova Island, in the Mozambique Channel, is named after him. The Farquhar atoll was, for a long time, known as the João da Nova islands. It is sometimes thought that the Agaléga islands were also named after him.
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description:
Portuguese-Galician explorer (1460–1509)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_da_Nova
date created:
2005-06-13T14:49:56Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T01:59:13Z
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