Ilha de Alcatrazes
| Ilha de Alcatrazes | ||
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 24 ° 6 ′ 6 " S , 45 ° 41 ′ 34" W | |
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| length | 2.8 km | |
| width | 1.4 km | |
| surface | 1.96 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Pico dos Alcatrazes 316 m |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Ilha de Alcatrazes is the main island of the Brazilian archipelago of Alcatrazes , upstream of the north of the state of São Paulo and the city of São Sebastião a good 40 kilometers south.
The Ilhabela is about 20 kilometers to the northeast . The 1.96 km² large uninhabited island long served the Brazilian Navy as a training and firing area. The island reaches a height of 316 meters.
Due to the lack of water, the vegetation is sparse. In addition to beetles and butterflies, there are snakes. The avifauna offers among other things Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) and brown booby (Sula leucogaster).
Web links
- Projeto Alcatrazes (Portuguese)
- Description of the island ( memento of November 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Portuguese)