Martim Vaz

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Martim Vaz
Landsat image by Martim Vaz
Landsat picture by Martim Vaz
Waters Atlantic Ocean
archipelago Trindade and Martim Vaz
Geographical location 20 ° 29 ′  S , 28 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 20 ° 29 ′  S , 28 ° 51 ′  W
Map by Martim Vaz
Number of islands 4th
Main island Martim Vaz
Total land area 0.37
Residents uninhabited
Map by Martim Vaz
Map by Martim Vaz

Martim Vaz ( Portuguese Ilhas de Martim Vaz , sometimes also referred to as Martin Vaz ) is an uninhabited Brazilian archipelago of volcanic origin in the Atlantic Ocean , about 1,200 kilometers east of Vitória .

geography

The islands belong to the Trindade and Martim Vaz archipelago and are around 47 km east of the main island of Trindade . With an area of ​​around 37 hectares , they represent the significantly smaller part of this group.

The Martim Vaz archipelago includes four islands and numerous small rocky cliffs, which rise steeply from the Atlantic and in the Ilha Martim Vaz reach a height of up to 175 m above sea level. Landing with boats is considered very difficult.

Tabular overview of the islands:

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

island Area
ha 		Height
m		 Coordinates location
Ilha do Norte 2.84 75 20 ° 28 ′ 8 ″  S , 28 ° 51 ′ 19 ″  W. 300 m NNW of Martim Vaz
Rochedo Agulha 0.38 ... 20 ° 28 ′ 20 ″  S , 28 ° 51 ′ 19 ″  W. 120 m northwest of the Martim Vaz
Ilha Martim Vaz (Ilha da Racha) 30.8 175 20 ° 28 ′ 32 ″  S , 28 ° 51 ′ 3 ″  W.  
Ilha do Sul 1 3.34 122 20 ° 29 ′ 48 ″  S , 28 ° 50 ′ 56 ″  W. 1.6 km south of Ilha Martim Vaz
1a single crag, includes the most easterly point of Brazil at 20 ° 30 ′  S , 28 ° 51 ′  W and reaches a height of 122 meters with a diameter of barely more than 150 meters.

history

The islands were discovered in 1512 by the Portuguese navigator João da Nova and sighted in 1514 by the Spanish navigator Juan de la Cosa , who baptized them Santa Maria Esmeralda . In 1761, two sailors belonging to the French explorer Jean-François de La Pérouse lost their lives while trying to climb the steep islands. In 1951 the Brazilian Navy finally took possession of the islands for Brazil and called them Martim Vaz from then on . While trying to reach the islands in order to hoist the Brazilian flag, the ship crashed on the reef of the islands and 12 sailors lost their lives.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ measured on Here Satellite
  2. ↑ Map on blogger site