Biodiversity Trindade and Martim Vaz Archipelago (TRD)
 
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Species Families Species Families
Marine 87 43 No
Freshwater No
Total 86 43 No
Conservation
Geography and Climate Trindade Island is located at the eastern end of the Vitoria-Trindade submarine Ridge, 620 nautical miles (1160 km) off the coast of the State of Espirito Santo, south-eastern Brazil. It forms the most isolated insular group off the Brazilian coast, together with the Martim Vaz Archipelago which lies48 km east of Trindade. The island is volcanic in origin and was uplifted approximately 3 to 3.5 million years ago.It is 6 km long with an emergent landmass area of 9.28 km2. The narrow shallow platform is approximately 32 km2. Has a tropical oceanic climate, ameliorated by eastern and southern trade winds, with mean water temperature of 27oC.

Ref.  Gasparini, J.L. and S.R. Floeter, 2001
Hydrography The island is surrounded by calcareous algal reefs which are consistently present throughout the littoral zone. Occasional sandy patches are filled with lithothamnia cobbles. The substratum is colonized by hermatypic corals.
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