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Saint Peter and Paul Rocks (''Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo'' in Portuguese ) are about 12 tiny Volcanic rock islands about 950 km northeast of Natal , Brazil . GEOGRAPHY The closest piece of land is the island of Fernando De Noronha 630 km to the Southwest. The rocks are part of Pernambuco state, Brazil. The highest of the rocks, Southwest Rock, has an elevation of 22.5 m, are peaks of the largely submarine Mid-Atlantic Ridge that extend above the water level. The rocks are scattered across an area that measures 350 m North-South and 200 m East-West. The total land area is about 10,000 m². The exact location is given as . The largest rocks are:
STRUCTURES There is a 6 m high Lighthouse on top of the peak of Southwest Rock, originally erected in 1930. Less than 20 meters further South is a shelter hut for military Personnel and researchers. BIOLOGY Only the largest of the islets, Southwest Rock, 80 m by 40 m is vegetated with mosses and grasses. The other rocks are barren. The rocks are inhabited by Sea Bird s (''Sula leucogaster'', ''Anous stolidus'', ''Anous minutus''), crabs (''Grapsus grapsus''), Insect s and Spider s. HISTORY On the morning of February 16 , 1832 the rocks were visited by Charles Darwin on the first leg of his Voyage Of The HMS Beagle around the world. Until 1988, the islands were part of the Federal Territory of Fernando De Noronha , which was dissolved and added to Pernambuco state. EXTERNAL LINKS
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