Geography
The individual islands with their respective locations are given in the following:
- Ilha da Trindade (Portuguese for "Trinity Island") (20°31′30″S 29°19′30″W / 20.525°S 29.325°W / -20.525; -29.325)
- Ilhas de Martim Vaz (20°30′00″S 28°51′00″W / 20.5°S 28.85°W / -20.5; -28.85)
- Ilha do Norte ("North Island"), 300 meters north-northwest of Ilha da Racha, 75 meters high. (20°30′00″S 28°51′00″W / 20.5°S 28.85°W / -20.5; -28.85)
- Ilha da Racha ("Crack Island") or Ilha Martim Vaz, the largest, 175 meters high near the northwest end. The shores are strewn with boulders. (20°30′18″S 29°20′42″W / 20.505°S 29.345°W / -20.505; -29.345)
- Rochedo da Agulha ("Needle Rock"), a flat circular rock 200 meters northwest of Ilha da Racha, is 60 meters high.
- Ilha do Sul ("South Island"), 1,600 meters south of Ilha da Racha, is a rocky pinnacle. Ilha do Sul is the easternmost point of Brazil. (20°31′00″S 28°51′00″W / 20.5166667°S 28.85°W / -20.5166667; -28.85)
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