Tupiniquins Ecological Station
# Tupiniquins Ecological Station

Tupiniquins Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica dos Tupiniquins) is a coastal marine ecological station on the coast of São Paulo State, Brazil.

## Location

The Tupiniquins Ecological Station is a coastal marine area of 1,728 hectares (4,270 acres) that was created on 21 July 1986. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. It is in the municipalities of Cananéia, Itanhaém and Peruíbe in São Paulo State. The unit includes the following islands and islets:

| Island/Islet | Coordinates |
| - | - |
| A. Ilha Queimada Pequena | 24°22′32″S 46°48′23″W﻿ / ﻿24.375526°S 46.806452°W﻿ / -24.375526; -46.806452 |
| B. Ilhota das Gaivotas | 24°22′29″S 46°48′14″W﻿ / ﻿24.374784°S 46.804010°W﻿ / -24.374784; -46.804010 |
| C. Ilha de Peruibe | 24°21′42″S 46°58′49″W﻿ / ﻿24.361591°S 46.980299°W﻿ / -24.361591; -46.980299 |
| D. Ilha do Cambriú | 25°09′54″S 47°54′41″W﻿ / ﻿25.164900°S 47.911505°W﻿ / -25.164900; -47.911505 |
| E. Ilha do Castilho | 25°16′25″S 47°57′17″W﻿ / ﻿25.273521°S 47.954857°W﻿ / -25.273521; -47.954857 |

## Conservation and environment

The Ecological Station is a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia. The purpose is to conserve nature and support research. Average rainfall is 2,248 millimetres (88.5 in) and average temperature 21 °C (70 °F). Vegetation is from the Atlantic Forest biome with plants typical of salt marshes, sandy ridges, plains and continental beaches. Migratory bird species included royal tern (thalasseus maximus), Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), South American tern (sterna hirundinacea) and peregrine falcon (falco peregrinus). The conservation unit is part of the Lagamar mosaic.

