| 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 |