Fernando Poo Island

Japanese: Fernando Póo Island(英語表記)FernandoPooIsland
Fernando Poo Island

… [Hideo Oda]. …

From Bioko Island

…The main island of Equatorial Guinea, located in the eastern Gulf of Guinea, off the west coast of Africa. Its former name, Fernando Póo Island, was named after the Portuguese navigator Fernando de Pau, who discovered the island in 1472. Its area is 2017 km2. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in "Fernando Póo Island" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【小田 英郎】。。…

【ビオコ[島]】より

…アフリカ西岸,ギニア湾東部に浮かぶ赤道ギニアの主島。旧名のフェルナンド・ポー島Fernando Póo Islandは,1472年にこの島を発見したポルトガルの航海者フェルナン・ド・ポーにちなんでつけられたものである。面積2017km2。…

※「Fernando Póo Island」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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