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Key facts
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Archipelago
- Atol das Rocas
- Major islands
- Farol; Cemitério
- Area
- 0.36 km (0.14 sq mi)
- Region
- Northeast
- State
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Population
- Uninhabited
- Official name
- Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
- vii, ix, x
- Designated
- 2001 (25th session )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Area
- 140.713
- Elevation
- 6
- Time zone
- UTC−02:00
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Image
- Atol das Rocas ISS007.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rocas Atoll
- discoverer or inventor
- Gonçalo Coelho
- time of discovery or invention
- 1502-00-00
- native label
- Atol das Rocas
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Rocas Atoll (Portuguese: Atol das Rocas [aˈtɔw dɐz ˈʁɔkɐs]) is the only atoll in the South Atlantic Ocean. It belongs to the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte. It is located approximately 260 km (160 mi) northeast of Natal and 145 km (90 mi) west of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago. The atoll is of volcanic origin and coralline formation.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rocas Atoll” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.