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The Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks are situated in the Atlantic Ocean, 100 km (62 mi) north of the Equator, and are the only group of Brazilian oceanic islets in the Northern Hemisphere. The nearest point in the Brazilian coast, is Cabo do Calcanhar, Rio Grande do Norte , approximately 1,010 kilometres (630 mi) from the archipelago.
Saint Peter and Saint Paul may refer to: Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, a group of islets and rocks in the central Atlantic Ocean; Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, a Christian liturgical feast day observed in June; Dedication of Saints Peter and Paul, a Roman Catholic liturgical feast day observed in November
Examples can be seen in the Mississippi River Gorge and at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, the bluffs from downtown to Mounds Park in Saint Paul, and Minneopa Falls near Mankato. In Illinois, Castle Rock is a large bluff of St. Peter Sandstone, and Starved Rock State Park and Matthiessen State Park feature numerous outcroppings and canyons.
The principal islands are Saint Paul and Saint George. The former was named for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, on the day of which the island was first encountered by the Russian explorer Gavriil Pribylov; the latter was probably named for the ship sailed by Pribylov. [2] The Otter and Walrus islets are near St. Paul.
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The state district's jurisdiction also includes the very remote Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, located 625 km (337 nmi; 388 mi) northeast of Fernando de Noronha. Seventy percent of the islands' area was established in 1988 as a national marine park .
The Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago and complex lies in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean. It is 90 km long and 4000 m tall. The apex forms the Saint Peter and Paul Rocks. This is one of the few known examples where sea floor mantle rocks are exposed above sea level.
First of all, the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago belongs to Brazil and the Brazilian Government officially named it Saint Peter and Paul Archipelago (see references). And yes they can be considered islands or islets (small islands) - ( Islet : A "rock", in the sense of a type of islet , is a landform composed of rock, lying offshore ...