Native name: Arquipélago de Abrolhos | |
|---|---|
 Siriba Island | |
  Abrolhos Archipelago  Abrolhos Archipelago | |
| 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]
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Brazil: Bahia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ O Arquipélago dos Abrolhos Archived 2011-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Daehnhardt, Rainer. (1998) Segredos de História Luso-Alemã, (Portuguese/German), Publicações Quipu, p. 77
- ^ "SS Rosalinda [+1955]". www.wrecksite.eu. The Wrecksite. Retrieved 25 October 2021.