There is a lighthouse on St. Paul.
And a research center.
Lovegrove admits he was never able to even go ashore on these rocks...as waves were breaking over the whole of them and mostly submersing them when he was there.
But it is warm here...only miles from the equator...
And this is virtual.
Let's go check them out.
St. Peter and St. Paul is actually an archipelago of 15 rocks and islets.
Because they are continuously wave washed and sometimes completely submerged they are barren and have no terrestrial life with the exception of birds...and a few hanger's on including crabs, urchins and starfish. Insects and spiders.
It is deemed an Environmentally Protected Area by Brazil.
They have had a permanently manned research unit here since 1986.
In 1832 Charles Darwin visited these rocks. He observed indelicately that they were mostly
"...covered with spiders and bird poop..."
Well, isn't THAT nice?
Not volcanic in nature...they were caused by the upward thrust of teutonic plates.
Although the rocks are barren, the ocean surrounding them is teeming with life...
The shorebirds are mostly Noddies and various Boobies.
The lighthouse was first installed, because of the hazards to ships traveling these waters, in 1883...the ruins of the lighthouse and keeper's home remain.
Currently the lighthouse is now an automatic signal on a steel frame.
Dive
https://youtu.be/T4Fcbh_qWgs
Only one more Island in Lovegrove's Remote Islands to go.
Next, and lastly, we will explore Tuamotu!
Until then...
