Abrolhos Archipelago

Abrolhos Archipelago
Native name:
Arquipélago de Abrolhos
Siriba Island
Abrolhos Archipelago is located in Brazil
Abrolhos Archipelago
Abrolhos Archipelago
Abrolhos Archipelago is located in Atlantic Ocean
Abrolhos Archipelago
Abrolhos Archipelago
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates17°57′46.6″S 38°42′12.3″W / 17.962944°S 38.703417°W / -17.962944; -38.703417
ArchipelagoArquipélago de Abrolhos
Total islands5
Major islandsSanta Bárbara
Area50.0 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
Administration
Brazil
RegionNortheast
StateBahia
Administration1st Naval District of the Brazilian Navy
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Additional information
Official websiteAbrolhos website
Abrolhos Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates17°57′53″S 38°41′39″W / 17.964737°S 38.694086°W / -17.964737; -38.694086
Constructed1861
Foundationconcrete base
Constructioncast iron tower
Height22 feet (6.7 m)
Shapecylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and black horizontal bands tower
RaconEdit this on Wikidata
Focal height60 metres (200 ft)
Lenstwo meso-radial lenses
Range51 nautical miles (94 km; 59 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Brazil: Bahia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ O Arquipélago dos Abrolhos Archived 2011-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Daehnhardt, Rainer. (1998) Segredos de História Luso-Alemã, (Portuguese/German), Publicações Quipu, p. 77
  5. ^ "SS Rosalinda [+1955]". www.wrecksite.eu. The Wrecksite. Retrieved 25 October 2021.