Santa Catarina Island

The island of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis is part of the Munizips and is located in the Atlantic Ocean to the central part of the coast of the State of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil, about 27 ° south of the equator and 48 degrees west latitude. The north - south extent is about 54 km, the island is up to 18 km wide and has an area of 424 km ².

The center of Florianópolis is located in the west with bridge connection to the mainland. Various parts of the city, spread across the island:

• Inside Carvoeira, Córrego Grande, Itacorubi, Pantanal, Parque São Jorge, Santa Monica and Trindade ( with the University of UFSC ),
• In the northwest of Santo Antônio de Lisboa, Cacupé, Sambaqui, Barra do Sambaqui, Daniela and Rio Vermelho.
• In the north you will find the famous beach resorts Ingleses Canasvieiras and Jurerê and Ratones, Vargem Grande and Vargem Pequena

• To the east lagoon or Barra da Lagoa, Lagoa da Conceição, Rio Tavares and Campeche,
• In the southeast Morro das Pedras and Armacao do Pantano do Sul,
• Pantano do Sul in the south, Costa de Dentro, Costa de Cima, Caieira da Barra do Sul and Ribeirão da Ilha.

Santa Catarina is the largest island in an archipelago of over 20 islands, which are important Anhatomirim, Araçatuba or Fortaleza, Aranhas, Campeche, Cardo, Carvão, Francês, Três Irmãs, Laranjeiras, Largo, Maria Francisca, Moleques do Norte, Moleques Pequenos, Moleques do Sul, Ratones, vinhas, Xavier.

Three bridges connect the island to the mainland. These are the Colombo Salles, the Pedro Ivo Campos - as well as the Hercílio Luz Bridge. They span the 500 -meter wide and 28 meter deep strait Estreito same name of a district on the mainland.

Climate

The climate is subtropical humid with average temperatures of 26 ° C to 30 ° C in summer and 10 ° C to 22 ° C in winter. Being close to the sea, the average humidity is 80%. The rainy seasons fall to spring and autumn.

Geography

The highest point is the hill of Ribeirão da Ilha, 532 m. Several mountain ranges stretching from north to south. There are two rather large lagoons, the Lagoa da Conceição in the east with saltwater and freshwater lake Lagoa do Peri in the southeast, a secluded smaller is the Lagoinha do Leste. Geomorphological the island belongs to the coastal chains Serra do Mar and Serra Geral with occasional granitic intrusives.