Pedras Tinhosas

Designations
Official name Ilots Tinhosas
Designated 21 August 2006
Reference no. 1632[1]

Pedras Tinhosas is a small archipelago of two small islets south west of the island of Príncipe in the Atlantic Ocean. Both Tinhosa Grande and Tinhosa Pequena serve as a nesting ground for a wide variety of endangered sea birds.

Since 2012, it forms a part of the UNESCO's Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve (also known as Príncipe Biosphere Reserve as it encompass its surrounding islands) and includes about 90% of the entire shallow portion surrounding the islet and south of the nearby island, from sea level down to about 140 meters below.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Ilots Tinhosas". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "World Network of Biosphere Reserves". Island of Príncipe. UNESCO. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

Coordinates: 1°22′N 7°17′E / 1.367°N 7.283°E / 1.367; 7.283

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