ESPIRITO SANTO GEOGRAPHY |
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At 46.180 square kilometers, it is about the size of Estonia, and has a
variety of habitats including coastal planes, lakes, mountain forest,
mangroves and many others.
Topography
The state can be divided into two areas: the low lying coastline and the
highland area known as Serra (where one can find the 2,890m Pico da Bandeira
mountain), which is part of the larger Serra do Caparaó, the Caparaó
Highlands. In the map to the right it is in the gray area in the extreme
southwest of the state, and is shared with Minas Gerais. |
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Rivers
The main river in the state is the Doce. Other important river basins
include the Santa Maria River Basin which is the northern branch of rivers
which join the sea at Vitoria, and Jucu River Basin which flows into the sea
at roughly the same place, but corresponds to the southern branch (which
seems to come out of Vitoria). (See also Espírito Santo Municipalities)
Lakes
One of the most important lake districts in Brazil lies on the banks of the
Doce river. The area contains some 26 large lakes, the biggest of which is
called Juparanã Lake. |
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