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The name comes from the large rock breaking the surface on the north face of the island, whose submerged part is covered in algae that attract many turtles. There is a gravel bottom where octopuses, moray eels and crustaceans live. There is also a shoal of large rocks that shelters abundant marine life.
The Ilha da Vitória archipelago lies 22 km east of Ilha de São Sebastião and 30 km from the mainland. The islands of the archipelago have no beaches: they are surrounded by rocky shores and inlets called sacos. Ilha da Vitória is home to a community of traditional caiçaras who live from artisanal fishing. On the boat ride to the archipelago it is common to spot bottlenose dolphins, Bryde's whales and even humpback whales.
In Ilhabela, the water averages around 22 °C and can reach 27 °C from mid-January until the arrival of autumn. In early summer, thermoclines can occasionally occur at the archipelago's sites, bands of extremely cold water in the water column.
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