Ilha Comprida Environmental Protection Area

Ilha Comprida Environmental Protection Area
Área de Proteção Ambiental da Ilha Comprida
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Araça sand dunes on the island
Nearest cityIlha Comprida, São Paulo
Coordinates24°50′31″S 47°42′22″W / 24.842°S 47.706°W / -24.842; -47.706
Area17,572 hectares (43,420 acres)
DesignationEnvironmental protection area
Created11 March 1987

The Ilha Comprida Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Ilha Comprida) is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects an island with an environment of dunes, salt marshes and mangroves. There has been some difficulty reconciling conservation with human occupation of the island.

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