Fogo Island

Fogo Island fōˈgō [key], c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), at the entrance to Notre Dame Bay, NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. It rises to 382 ft (116 m). The town of Fogo is a fishing port with fish canneries and fox and mink farms.

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