Native name: Arquipélago de Abrolhos | |
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Geography | |
Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 17°57′46.6″S 38°42′12.3″W / 17.962944°S 38.703417°W |
Archipelago | Arquipélago de Abrolhos |
Total islands | 5 |
Major islands | Santa Bárbara |
Area | 50.0 km2 (19.3 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Brazil | |
Region | Northeast |
State | Bahia |
Administration | 1st Naval District of the Brazilian Navy |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Additional information | |
Official website | Abrolhos website |
Abrolhos Lighthouse | |
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Coordinates | 17°57′53″S 38°41′39″W / 17.964737°S 38.694086°W |
Constructed | 1861 |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | cast iron tower |
Height | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern |
Markings | white and black horizontal bands tower |
Racon | Q ![]() |
Focal height | 60 metres (200 ft) |
Lens | two meso-radial lenses |
Range | 51 nautical miles (94 km; 59 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s. |
Brazil no. | BR-1848[2] |
The Abrolhos Archipelago (Portuguese: Arquipélago de Abrolhos) are a group of 5 small islands with coral reefs off the southern coast of Bahia state in the northeast of Brazil, between 17º25’—18º09’ S and 38º33’—39º05’ W. Caravelas is the nearest town.[3] Their name comes from the Portuguese: abrolho ("Abre Olhos" meaning: Open your eyes),[4] a rock awash or submerged sandbank that is a danger to ships. There is a conspicuous shipwreck in the group, SS Rosalinda.[5]
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