Fernando Po

an island in the Bight of Biafra, 20 miles from _ the West African coast, and about 40 in length by 20 in breadth. The climate is very unhealthy. The capital is Clarence Cove. This island was discovered in 1471 by the Portuguese, who ceded it to Spain in 1778. The Spaniards eel abandoned it, and the British, in 1824, selected it as a suitable military depot and naval station.