Santa Cruz Wildlife Refuge
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| Santa Cruz Wildlife Refuge | |
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| Refúgio de Vida Silvestre de Santa Cruz | |
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| Nearest city | Aracruz, Espírito Santo |
| Coordinates | 20°01′00″S 40°05′04″W / 20.016587°S 40.084482°W |
| Area | 17,741 hectares (43,840 acres) |
| Designation | Wildlife refuge |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Santa Cruz Wildlife Refuge (Portuguese: Refúgio de Vida Silvestre de Santa Cruz) is a wildlife refuge in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.
The Santa Cruz Wildlife Refuge is offshore from the municipality of Aracruz, Espírito Santo. It has an area of 17,741 hectares (43,840 acres).[1] It is contained within the Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area. The refuge covers a roughly rectangular area of the Atlantic Ocean extending southeast from the coast between Rio Preto in the south and Pontal do Piraqueaçu in the north.[2] A survey to provide information on creation of the conservation unit found 116 species of vascular plants in the salt marches and mangroves and 560 species of algae. The algae provide substrate, shelter and food for the diverse marine fauna.[3]