Rocas Atoll
Atoll in the Atlantic belonging to Brazil
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Summary
Rocas Atoll is an atoll[1]. It draws 781 Wikipedia views per month (atoll category, ranking #57 of 181).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Gonçalo Coelho[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rio Grande do Norte[4]
- Country: Brazil[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[6]
- Instance of: territory[7], unincorporated area[8], natural heritage[9], island[10]
- Location: Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve[11]
- Part of: Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves[12]
- Commons category: Rocas Atoll[13]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1503[14], 1502[15]
- Described by source: Enroute East Coast of South America (Fifteenth Edition)[16]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[17]
- Native label: Atol das Rocas[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 6 m[19]
- Area: 7.5 km²[20], 43.270 ha[21], 140.713 ha[22]
- World Heritage criteria: (vii)[23], (ix)[24], (x)[25]
Why It Matters
Rocas Atoll has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]